{"id":40367,"date":"2018-03-15T17:15:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T21:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=40367"},"modified":"2018-03-15T17:15:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T21:15:32","slug":"jason-mccourty-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/15\/jason-mccourty-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Browns Trade Jason McCourty to New England Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Reunited and it feels so good.<\/em> The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> are trading cornerback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McCoJa99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason McCourty<\/a><\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a>, where he will join his brother &#8211; free safety <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McCoDe99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin McCourty<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; on defense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trade: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Browns<\/a> have traded Jason McCourty to his brother Devin McCourty and the Patriots\u2026 They are swapping 6th and 7th round picks this year.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/974370369581830144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns Swap Draft Picks in Exchange for Jason McCourty<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Per Ian Rapoport, the Browns will send Jason and a seventh-round pick to New England in exchange for the Patriots sixth-round pick. This move is good for the Patriots, who were in need of a cornerback after the loss of Super Bowl XLIX hero <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/ButlMa01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malcolm Butler<\/a><\/strong>. Butler <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2018\/03\/13\/malcolm-butler-signs-titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently signed<\/a> a five-year, $61 million contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>. The Patriots took interest in Jason after his release from the Titans in 2017, but never took action.<\/p>\n<p>Jason will make a nice addition to the Patriots defense, which was largely lacking up until the mid-point of last year. He&#8217;s racked up 570 total tackles, 87 pass deflections, and 16 interceptions in his career. Last season he <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/story\/0ap3000000921491\/article\/browns-trade-veteran-cb-jason-mccourty-to-patriots\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ranked as the 17th best<\/a> corner in the league. Based on career stats alone, it&#8217;s possible Jason takes the number two cornerback position behind <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GilmSt00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephon Gilmore<\/a><\/strong>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RoweEr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Rowe<\/a><\/strong> will likely be pushed back in the rotation with Jonathan and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JoneCy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cyrus Jones<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Just hours before the trade, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeGarafolo\/status\/974341497511346176\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Garafolo tweeted<\/a> that the Browns were originally going to release Jason. Around the same time, he took to Twitter to thank Cleveland for the opportunity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cleveland it\u2019s been real! I wish nothing but the best to the guys in that locker room! Thank you to the Haslam\u2019s and the organization for giving me the opportunity to lead and do what I love last season! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DawgPound?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DawgPound<\/a> (J-Mac) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/exDm7SvWuB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/exDm7SvWuB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Devin&amp;Jason McCourty (@McCourtyTwins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McCourtyTwins\/status\/974342521072619520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The plan to release Jason obviously changed not long after the announcement. New England opted to trade a tail-end draft pick in exchange for the McCourty twin. This trade effectively ends their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2018\/03\/12\/the-new-england-patriots-cornerback-dilemma\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">need for a cornerback<\/a>, though they could still draft one this year for depth purposes. Instead of losing a player for nothing, the Browns are able to add to their growing list of draft picks.<\/p>\n<p>This marks two players the Patriots have received from the Browns this week. The first came from a trade for defensive lineman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/ShelDa01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Shelton<\/a><\/strong> in exchange for New England&#8217;s third-round pick in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"KrlWpmB9TD1Jg1XZCz7dTw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/861521888\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'KrlWpmB9TD1Jg1XZCz7dTw',sig:'Ftw7U9eFhLPP_MGRR195EJYyfygYA__3nIl4kHqDtjA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'861521888',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reunited and it feels so good. The Cleveland Browns are trading cornerback Jason McCourty to the New England Patriots, where he will join his brother &#8211; free safety Devin McCourty &#8211; on defense. Trade: The #Browns have traded Jason McCourty to his brother Devin McCourty and the Patriots\u2026 They are swapping 6th and 7th round [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2508,"featured_media":40387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8,36],"tags":[3502,264,1708,1102,38,40],"class_list":["post-40367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patriots","category-browns","category-nfl-news","tag-2018-nfl-free-agency","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-devin-mccourty","tag-jason-mccourty","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl"],"modified_by":"John Bava","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2508"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}