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FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementFiled under:Patriots NewsPatriots defensive backs Devin and Jason McCourty to serve as Rutgers’ 2019 commencement speakers Authentic Jarrett Stidham Jersey , receive honorary degreesNew,3commentsThe brothers will get honored by their alma mater.EDTShareTweetShareSharePatriots defensive backs Devin and Jason McCourty to serve as Rutgers’ 2019 commencement speakers, receive honorary degreesPhoto by Billie Weiss/Getty ImagesLater this week, New England Patriots defensive backs Devin McCourty and Jason McCourty will return to their alma mater to be honored by the school: the twin brothers will receive honorary degrees on Sunday, May 19 when they also address graduates at Rutgers University as this year’s commencement speakers.“Rutgers has always been a special place to us,” Jason McCourty told the university website. “The education we received on and off the field helped lay the foundation for so much of what we’ve accomplished. Returning to Rutgers now is certainly humbling and we’re grateful for the opportunity. We hope to deliver a message that will inspire the Class of 2019 to chase their own vision of success.”The McCourty brothers arrived at Rutgers in 2005, with Devin taking a redshirt season and Jason playing as a rotational cornerback during his freshman season. By 2006 Jarrett Stidham Jersey Boys , both had earned starting roles on one of the nation’s better defensive units. Following the 2008 season, Jason left the school and subsequently got drafted in the sixth round by the Tennessee Titans. One year later, Devin was selected in round one by the Patriots.By the time the latter left college, the McCourty twins had a combined 100 games of experience with the Scarlet Knights under their belts. Last season, almost ten years after last playing alongside each other, the brothers were reunited for the first time since their Rutgers days: New England acquired Jason via trade from the Cleveland Browns, and he joined his brother as a starter on the Patriots’ Super Bowl-winning secondary.Three months later Infant Jarrett Stidham Jersey , the two will now see the next honor bestowed upon them: Rutgers will award them with honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees as part of the school’s 253rd anniversary commencement.“The McCourtys often return to Rutgers to inspire current Scarlet Knights and to lead fundraising events with Embrace Kids Foundation, which helps families whose children are facing cancer, sickle cell and other serious health challenges,” the school wrote on its website. “[They] regularly run kids’ football camps, visit schools and children’s hospitals, volunteer at community centers, support disaster relief aid and promote food drives for the underprivileged.”“The McCourtys have also been strong advocates in the fight for criminal justice reform Jarrett Stidham Jersey Draft , fair educational funding and racial equality at the federal, state and local levels through awareness, education and allocation of resources,” the school continued when writing about the reasoning behind them receiving their honorary degrees. The Premier Lacrosse League debuted this weekend, with multiple games played at Gillette Stadium. The same Gillette Stadium where the Patriots play.So it’s no surprise that Patriots coach and lacrosse aficionado Bill Belichick attended. It’s a mild surprise that he agreed to be interviewed by Paul Burmeister of NBC Sports.Actually, Belichick was excellent — loose, open Jarrett Stidham NFL Jersey , chatty. Basically the same way everyone who knows him says that he is when he gets away from football.“This is a lot more enjoyable,” he said about his experience on the sideline at his team’s home stadium. “I don’t have to worry as much about all the things that we have going on.”Belichick played lacrosse in high school and for four years at Wesleyan.“I love lacrosse,” Belichick said. “It’s a fun sport to play.” He focused on the flow of the game, the quick transitions from offense to defense to loose balls to unsettled situations, with the pace being “kind of like hockey.”So which Patriots players would make good lacrosse players? Belichick dusted off a bit from three years ago regarding quarterback Tom Brady‘s suitable for goaltender, because he can’t run.Belichick then rattled off names like Patrick Chung and Devin McCourty, adding that players like Tedy Bruschi Jarrett Stidham NFL Draft , Rodney Harrison, and Mike Vrabel would have been great defensemen.It was a great interview with Belichick. Check it out in the attached video.