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Patriots’ Devin McCourty, ex-Rutgers star, calls BS on NFL coronavirus opt out deadline: ’It is an absolute joke’

Former Rutgers star defensive back Devin McCourty is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore.

McCourty, who’s won three Super Bowls in 10 seasons with the New England Patriots, has watched eight teammates opt out of the 2020 season because of the coronavirus. No NFL team has been harder hit by COVID-19 defections.

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But McCourty’s problem isn’t in the locker room, it’s in the board room of the NFL’s league office.