McCourty picks the starts for five ex-patriots, hilarious roast Edelman originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Former New England Patriots defensive captain Devin McCourty joined NBC Sports Boston’s Kayla Burton on the debut episode of Hooping. The three-time Super Bowl champion showed off his basketball skills alongside Burton as he talked about a variety of topics, including which former Patriots he would pick to play on his pickup squad.
McCourty’s starting five includes his twin brother Jason and three of his most athletic former teammates.
“My number one pick would be Darius Butler. The best athlete, but he can also play football. If you ever look at his Instagram, it will show him playing in open gyms and stuff like that,” McCourty said.
“I’m going with Kyle Arrington. Small guy, (can) jump out of the gym. Third, I’m going with Jamie Collins. He would be my versatile piece. (He can) play center, play guard. So that would be me And last but not least, only three years as my teammate, but I have to bring my man Jason McCourty.”
Burton asked McCourty to bring a sixth man off the bench. After careful consideration, McCourty named two players and replaced Arrington with a Hall of Famer.
“Other two guys I would be Aaron Dobson and Darrelle Revis,” McCourty said. “Darrelle Revis had D1 scholarship offers. Maybe I should put him in the starting lineup. I’m taking out Kyle Arrington. Kyle understands. He came up under Bill Belichick. Do what’s best for the team.’
As for the ex-teammate who probably won’t get an invite to play pickup anytime soon? That would be former Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman.
“He’s the worst basketball player I’ve ever seen, and we had to keep him from competing against high school kids,” McCourty told Burton. “Horrible basketball player. We’re doing a charity game with high school kids and the high school kid elbows Jules, and Jules gets the ball. From the three-point line, he supports the kid. We say, ‘Jules, brother.’ “You can’t fight a high schooler. This just doesn’t look good.” Edelman is terrible.
Of course, McCourty had to find a spot on the roster for the “GOAT,” but the team might be better off if his son took his spot.
“We would have (Tom) Brady as our player-coach,” he said. “Dude can knock down a jump shot. Can’t guard nobody, can’t do anything. …
“His son told me he’s killing Brady now. He said, ‘My dad will try to act like he can keep up, but I’ll beat him every time we play.’ If that happens to you, you have to be a player-coach. You can’t just be a player anymore.”
Watch the full episode of Hooping below to hear McCourty dishes on the following topics and more:
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How playing in the New York hoops scene made him realize that football was his best path
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Favorite moments attending Celtics games as a celebrity fan
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Brad Stevens’ down-to-earth visit to the Patriots
