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Patriots standout special teamer officially retires from NFL

Special teams will look very different for the Patriots in 2024 Cody Davis, a standout core special-teamer for the New England Patriots, has announced his retirement from the NFL after 11 seasons. Davis, who spent the last four years as a full-time special teams player with the Patriots, took 905 special teams snaps in his time with the team. His retirement comes after veteran Matthew Slater ended his football career and Myles Bryant signed with the Houston Texans and Chris Board was released in free agency. The team will be starting over under newly-hired special teams coach Jeremy Springer.

Patriots standout special teamer officially retires from NFL

Publicados : 4 semanas atrás por Jordy McElroy no Sports

Special teams for the New England Patriots is going to look completely different in 2024.

On Thursday, standout core special-teamer Cody Davis officially announced his retirement from the NFL. The veteran is moving on to the next chapter of his life after 11 seasons.

He spent the last four years with the Patriots as a full-time special teams player. During his run in New England, he took a total of 905 special teams snaps in the 3,013 he’s had throughout his career.

Prior to joining the Patriots, Davis spent time with the Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars. He released a series of tweets bidding farewell to the football journey in his life.

Davis’ retirement news comes on the heels of legendary special-teamer Matthew Slater calling an end to his football career as well. Veteran Myles Bryant signed with the Houston Texans, and the Patriots released Chris Board in free agency.

The unit will basically be starting over under newly-hired special teams coach Jeremy Springer.


Tópicos: Football, NFL

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