Patriots Are People, Too: Devin McCourty Loves NBA2K15, Playing As Kevin Durant

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Each week, here on the Extra Points blog, we will get to know a few fun facts about a particular Patriots’ player. This week, we catch up with safety Devin McCourty as the team gets ready for the playoffs.

Erik Frenz: Tell me one thing about yourself that I wouldn’t find in a Google search.

Devin McCourty: That I’m a singer.

EF: What position do you sing?

DM: Whatever they need. I’m actually more of a gospel singer…

EF: I’m guessing you’re a baritone?

DM: Nah, I’m just messing. I guess I like to play video games. NBA2K. In my head, that’s my chance to play in the NBA.

EF: You got a favorite team to play as in the game?

DM: OKC.

EF: Favorite players on that team?

DM: [Kevin] Durant.

EF: Of course. So in one word, describe to me how you feel before a football game.

DM: Excited. Just love the opportunity to play.

EF: You’re from Nyack, New York. How does Foxborough compare to your home town?

DM: Slower *chuckles*.

EF: Who’s the funniest guy on the team in your opinion?

DM: I’ll go with Zo [Alfonzo Dennard].

EF: Any good Alfonzo stories you can share without getting anybody in trouble?

DM: Nah, nah!

EF: What’s your favorite thing about football season?

DM: Playoffs.

EF: Do you have a least favorite thing about football season?

DM: Training camp.

EF: Any unique pregame rituals you go through before every game?

DM: Not really. Music, IV, and I’ve got my brother’s number and my number on the back of all my cleats.

EF: What did it feel like the moment you found out you’d be playing for the Patriots?

DM: It was cool. My mom cried, so I’d say it was life-changing.

EF: Mom’s reaction is always No. 1 isn’t it?

DM: Yeah. Absolutely.

EF: Who was your favorite player growing up?

DM: Emmitt Smith.

EF: Anything about Emmitt Smith that you liked specifically?

DM: I really liked the way he played, but when I read his biography, and learned who he was as a person, different stories I read about him growing up, that’s what really like me made him more.

EF: Do you have a favorite player nowadays?

DM: No—well, I guess my brother.

EF: Do you have a favorite play you’ve ever made in your career?

DM: I’d probably say Thanksgiving my rookie year, two interceptions vs. the Detroit Lions.

EF: What’s your proudest moment of your playing career so far?

DM: I would say playing in the Super Bowl but we lost that, so I would say just being at the coin toss in the Super Bowl, being a captain.

EF: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

DM: I’d be like Wolverine. Ultimate healing. I could do anything.

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