Long-time New England Patriots defensive back Patrick Chung announced his retirement on Instagram. Chung initially intended to play this year after sitting out in 2020 due to COVID-19. The 2021 season would have been the 33-year-old's 12th NFL season and 11th with the Patriots. He played in 153 career regular season games (122 starts) and 23 playoff games (20 starts). Chung was a second-round pick in 2009 out of Oregon and was a part of three Super Bowl championship teams in New England. His one season away from the Patriots came in 2013 with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the only player in NFL history to appear in the playoffs in each of his first 11 seasons in the league. Chung was selected to the Patriots 2010s All-Decade Team.
The New England Patriots and safety Patrick Chung agreed to a two-year extension through the 2023 season on Wednesday, according to sources. Chung will get a $3 million signing bonus and is due up to $12.8 million over the next four years as one of the most reliable players for New England's defense. The 32-year-old will be even more important to the team's secondary in 2020 after they traded Duron Harmon to the Lions in the offseason. Chung has been with the Pats for 10 of his 11 seasons in the NFL and had 51 tackles (38 solo) and three passes defensed in 13 games (12 starts) last season. Last year was just the third time in his career where he failed to pick off a pass.
New England Patriots strong safety Patrick Chung was indicted on a cocaine-possession charge earlier this month, according to assistant attorney Keith Cormier. Chung knowingly possessed cocaine on July 25 in New Hampshire where he owns a home. He's scheduled to appear in court next Wednesday and will be facing a suspension at some point in 2019. The 32-year-old veteran defensive back had 84 tackles, half a sack, one fumble recovery and one interception in 15 games for the Pats last season. Losing him for any amount of time will take away a valuable veteran in the secondary. New England's defense has streaming appeal in the right matchups, but they fall outside of RotoBaller's top-12 fantasy defensive units to begin the year.
The New England Patriots agreed to a one-year extension through the 2021 season with safety Patrick Chung on Friday, according to sources. The 31-year-old has been a key contributor to the team's secondary throughout his career and has back-to-back seasons of 84 tackles for the Pats. He had half a sack in 2018 and also an interception. Chung continues to be a solid safety both in real life and in IDP formats.
New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung (forearm) said he is doing well after undergoing surgery to fix his broken forearm this week. He suffered the injury in the third quarter of the Super Bowl win over the Rams. Chung will also undergo surgery on his shoulder later this offseason but is expected to be ready for training camp in the summer. The 31-year-old was one of the key cogs for an underrated New England defense that stole the show in the Super Bowl. He accumulated 84 total tackles, half a sack, a fumble recovery and one interception in 15 games in the 2018 regular season.
New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung (concussion) and defensive end Trey Flowers (concussion) both missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday. Both are looking unlikely to play on Sunday night against the Lions in Week 3, which would be good news for Lions quarterback Matthews Stafford and the rest of the offense as they seek their first win of the year.
The New England Patriots are signing safety Patrick Chung to a short-term contract extension, according to sources. He was due $2 million this season in the last year of his current deal. Chung is an integral and underrated cog in the team's secondary, as he recorded 84 tackles, two fumble recoveries and one interception in 2017.
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