Devin and Jason McCourty both are NFL veterans, but telling the identical twin brothers apart hasn't gotten any easier over the years.
Just ask Bill Belichick. During his press conference on Friday, Belichick admitted even he has a difficult time recognizing which McCourty is which.
"They make it really hard," Belichick said. "I don’t usually look at numbers. I can usually tell just from looking at the guy who it is. I don’t really look at a number and register the player. I can just recognize him. It’s hard with those guys."
Though Belichick might not be able to tell Jason McCourty apart without looking at his number, he surely recognizes his contributions and the versatility he's shown this season.
"Well, he plays multiple spots on the defense, so he really has moved around probably more than any other player in the secondary over the 10 games we’ve played," Belichick said of McCourty. "But even at corner, he’s played inside. He’s played outside, unlike really any other player we have. He played safety. He’s a smart guy. He’s a versatile player. He’s shown a lot of versatility considering he missed the spring, but from training camp on he’s done a lot of good things for us. He’s been very dependable, and tough, and durable and played multiple positions for kind of the newest member of the secondary, if you will. I mean, not counting J.C. [Jackson], but he’s had a lot of responsibilities that guys like [Patrick] Chung or Devin [McCourty] have had. As a corner, he’s actually taken the brunt of those."
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