{"id":416970,"date":"2023-02-22T10:53:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T15:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=416970"},"modified":"2023-02-22T10:53:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T15:53:23","slug":"patriots-mccourty-to-decide-on-retirement-before-free-agency-start","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/patriots-mccourty-to-decide-on-retirement-before-free-agency-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots&#8217; McCourty to decide on retirement before free agency start"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-8\">\n<div class=\"nfl-c-article__container\">\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty, a pending free agent, will announce his decision about whether he&#8217;ll retire or play a 14th NFL season in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Patriots safety Devin McCourty to make retirement decision before start of free agency<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rOAx3zr2f9\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/rOAx3zr2f9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DbxeB9M3Yo\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/DbxeB9M3Yo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AroundTheNFL\/status\/1628390006636302336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve gone back and forth,&#8221; the veteran said. &#8220;I think the good thing is I actually have a vacation coming up with the family, and then I&#8217;m going to go hang out with [Jason McCourty] for a week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;ll be early March, second week in March,&#8221; McCourty said. &#8220;And we&#8217;ll start to, I think for me and my wife, decide and plan what the next year looks like.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that&#8217;s around the time where free agency will be coming up, so it&#8217;ll be the right time to really start digging in and make a decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>The three-time Super Bowl champ could immediately carve out a media career if he decides to walk away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>&#8220;I look forward to next year and I see me doing different things,&#8221; McCourty said. &#8220;I also see me playing. 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