Devin McCourty didn’t mean to say that out loud.
The Patriots’ defensive back appeared on CBS’ “NFL Today” this past Sunday during New England’s bye. During the studio show, he gave first-year Giants head coach Brian Daboll a compliment – at the expense of last year’s coach and current Patriots assistant Joe Judge.
“He’s a players’ guy,” McCourty said of Daboll, per NBC Sports Boston. “I actually saw Xavier McKinney, and he talked about having [Daboll] in the building – easygoing, fun time, different from when Judge was there. And I think all of the players are enjoying it, and they’re playing hard for [Daboll] right now.”
The Giants are a surprising 7-2 in Daboll’s first year at the helm, after going 4-13 last season and firing Judge in January.
Devin McCourty apologized for throwing shade at Joe Judge, an assistant on his own team, in complimenting Brian Daboll as Giants head coach.Getty ImagesWhile he didn’t say anything remotely untrue, McCourty apologized for the remarks as they reflected poorly on a member of his own team’s coaching staff.
“I probably shouldn’t have mentioned [Judge’s] name, because as soon as you mention someone’s name, I feel like the worst things are always thought about,” McCourty told reporters on Wednesday, via NESN.com’s Zack Cox. “Like, I was just talking about two guys, two different personalities, and talking to McKinney, he just talked about – again, whenever teams get new coaches and they’re opposite of the coach before.”
The Giants are off to a surprising 7-2 start in Brian Daboll’s first year as head coach.Getty Images
Joe Judge is working as an offensive assistant in New England after being fired by the Giants following two seasons as head coach.Diamond Images/Getty Images Judge, who was New England’s special teams coordinator before becoming the Giants’ head coach, is working as an offensive assistant for the Patriots this season.
