Former Patriots defensive backs Devin and Jason McCourty will host alternate broadcasts of all three of the group’s preseason video games, the Patriots introduced Sunday.
Fans can watch “The McCourty TwinCast” on Patriots.com and WBZ.com beginning Thursday evening at 7, when the Pats will kick off in opposition to Houston of their preseason opener. The McCourtys will focus on the exhibitions from their distinctive vantage factors as lately retired gamers and burgeoning media stars.
“I am excited to watch Patriots football as a member of Pats Nation,” Devin stated in a group launch. “I am looking forward to giving great insight on training camp and the 2023 Patriots.”
The present is modeled after the favored “ManningCast,” which is televised similtaneously ESPN’s common broadcast of Monday Night Football. The “McCourty TwinCast” may also be broadcast regionally on WSBK TV 38 through the Patriots’ recreation at Green Bay on Aug. 19.
“I am excited to try something new,” Jason stated in the identical launch. “I am fired up to welcome my brother to the broadcast side of football and look forward to hanging out and watching a game with him. Buckle up, because it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
Devin, who retired this offseason, lately joined NBC as a studio analyst on “Football Night in America.” He made his community debut Thursday evening earlier than the league’s annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. Jason is a co-host on the NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football.” He may also function a coloration commentary on some regular-season broadcasts this 12 months for CBS.
Extra factors
Former Patriots first-round huge receiver N’Keal Harry signed a free-agent cope with the Vikings on Sunday. Harry, one of many greatest draft busts of the Belichick period, caught seven passes for 116 yards final 12 months with the Bears. … The Patriots have been keen on buying and selling for former cornerback Stephon Gilmore this offseason, in line with The Athletic. Instead, Dallas out-bid the Patriots and despatched a fifth-round choose to the Colts, Gilmore’s former group … Out at Penn State, head coach James Franklin informed reporters what he realized from visiting Patriots minicamp in June, saying: “Coach Belichick was phenomenal and to us. We were there for about two days. We were in all the meetings, the individual meetings, the unit meetings, the team meetings. We were out at practice. And we were at the training table with them. They grind pretty good during OTAs, so we were there from early in the morning to late at night. Coach Belichick was phenomenal to us. Me and (defensive coordinator) Manny (Diaz) were kind of caught off guard because he had Manny and myself address the team after practice. It’s like what the hell does Belichick want us to say to the Patriots? But it was great. We had a phenomenal experience. … One of the things we’re doing right now that the Patriots did that we’re now doing that our players don’t like is [if] you jump offsides, you’re out, you lose your rep and you’ve got to run a lap around the field. The Patriots did that and we’re doing it now.”
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