Remember Lawyer Milloy? Or Logan Mankins? Or even Deion Branch?
Of course, you do.
Although each situation was different, you can now you can add Stephon Gilmore to the list of star players’ careers with the New England Patriots that have come to a shocking end.
During his time here, Gilmore was the leader of a Patriots defense that has consistently ranked in the top third of the league for the last few seasons. He was a key piece in New England’s Super Bowl run in 2018, and then followed it up by winning NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 — the first cornerback to have won the award since Charles Woodson in 2009.