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New England Patriots free safety Devin McCourty takes questions from reporters in the team's locker room following an NFL football practice, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes questions from reporters following NFL football practice, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes questions from reporters following NFL football practice, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes questions from reporters following NFL football practice, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

New England Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater takes questions from reporters in the team's locker room following an NFL football practice, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

FILE - In this July 30, 2016, file photo, fans react to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during an autograph session following an NFL football training camp practice in Foxborough, Mass. Tom Brady is an NFL free agent for the first time in his career. The 42-year-old quarterback with six Super Bowl rings said Tuesday morning, March 17, 2020, that he is leaving the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

FILE - In this July 31, 2016, file photo, New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman greets fans as he steps on the field before an NFL football training camp practice in Foxborough, Mass. Citing a knee injury that cut his 2020 season short after just six games, Edelman announced Monday, April 12, 2021, that he is retiring from the NFL after 11 seasons. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

FILE - New England Patriots tackle Sebastian Vollmer (76) walks on the field during an NFL football training camp practice, July 30, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. Several German players have had success in the NFL. Sebastian Vollmer won two Super Bowl rings as an offensive lineman for the New England Patriots, protecting quarterback Tom Brady over an eight-year span. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)

FILE - New England Patriots defensive lineman Markus Kuhn (94) walks on the field during an NFL football training camp practice Saturday, July 30, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. Several German players have had success in the NFL. Sebastian Vollmer won two Super Bowl rings as an offensive lineman for the New England Patriots, protecting quarterback Tom Brady over an eight-year span. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)

FILE - New England Patriots quarterbacks Tom Brady, left, and Jacoby Brissett, right, work out on the field during an NFL football practice June 7, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. As a wide-eyed rookie in 2016, Brissett spent his one season with the Patriots following Brady everywhere he went, hoping to learn as much as he could from the best quarterback to ever play the position. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)