Stephon Gilmore's New England Patriots teammates are happy the All-Pro cornerback signed on with Jordan Brand on Wednesday ...
... Partially for selfish reasons.
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Shortly after Jordan Brand's announcement Wednesday, Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty chimed in on Twitter with a message: The defense needs Gilmore to hook them up with some Jordan swag.
Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower, who also is a Jordan athlete (along with Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum), and wasn't the least bit surprised by McCourty's free gear request.
But Jason had backup in his twin brother, safety Devin McCourty, as well as linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley.
That's a full-court press right there.
It sounds like the defense's persistence worked, though: Gilmore eventually implied he'll take care of his defensive brethren.
We can understand why Gilmore's teammates want to wear whatever he's wearing after the 29-year-old became the first cornerback since 2009 (Charles Woodson) to win NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2019.
And if Tom Brady could outfit the whole locker room with Uggs boots, we'd imagine Gilmore can slip his teammates some extra swag as a morale booster entering 2020.