With Tom Brady taking his talents to Tampa Bay as a free agent, second-year Patriots backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham is going to be a major story in New England from now until the 2020 NFL season kicks off.
Patriots defensive captain Devin McCourty is aware that anything Stidham-related will create headlines. As such the veteran safety didn’t care to say too much about the young quarterback during a Wednesday afternoon conference call that obviously brought plenty of questions about the post-Brady Patriots.
“I don’t want to turn this call into when I deem Stidham the next greatest quarterback and put all that pressure on him,” McCourty said when asked what he learned about the fourth-round rookie on the practice field last fall.