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Patriots’ McCourty to decide on retirement before free agency start
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The move will give the Patriots time to fill the void if he does indeed walk away

New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty, a pending free agent, will announce his decision about whether he’ll retire or play a 14th NFL season in the coming weeks.

“I’ve gone back and forth,” the veteran said. “I think the good thing is I actually have a vacation coming up with the family, and then I’m going to go hang out with [Jason McCourty] for a week.

“I think just being able to get away from football, especially as you kind of get older, I think it helps you put things in perspective, doing other things.”

The 35-year-old McCourty added that he plans to make a decision before free agency, which gives the Patriots time to fill the void if he does indeed walk away.

“It’ll be early March, second week in March,” McCourty said. “And we’ll start to, I think for me and my wife, decide and plan what the next year looks like.

“I think that’s around the time where free agency will be coming up, so it’ll be the right time to really start digging in and make a decision.”

The three-time Super Bowl champ could immediately carve out a media career if he decides to walk away.

“I look forward to next year and I see me doing different things,” McCourty said. “I also see me playing. I think that’s the really hard thing about trying to decide what’s best for you and your family.”