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Ex-Patriots Star Believes JuJu Smith-Schuster Signing Was Mistake

Devin McCourty said during his retirement ceremony that he wouldn’t be afraid to second-guess Bill Belichick in his post-playing career as an NFL analyst.

He didn’t wait long.

In an interview this week with former New England Patriots teammate Chris Long, McCourty said he disagreed with Belichick’s decision to let reliable wide receiver Jakobi Meyers walk in free agency and replace him with JuJu Smith-Schuster.

“I’m not going to lie, I would have liked to see Jakobi back over JuJu,” McCourty said on Long’s “Green Light” podcast. “Just my personal feeling. I just think Jakobi is a guy, he’s an undrafted free agent who pans out because of hard work.