Intuition can be a powerful thing.
Sometimes, we know what’s going to happen before it does, and that was the case for New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty. In a 45-0 rout of the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13, McCourty scored a touchdown on a blocked field goal attempt. It was the Patriots’ second special teams score of the game and it put the icing on the cake at the end of the half.
What was McCourty’s reasoning for this pre-determined thought?
It was his cleats. The NFL had ‘This is My Cause, My Cleats’ week and it allows players to showcase personalized messages. McCourty did it for a very difficult, but inspiring cause. Over the summer, McCourty and his wife Michelle, lost their daughter Mia, who was delivered stillborn.
“It was crazy. I knew today I was going to score,” McCourty said after the game. “My Cause, My Cleats, I felt just special today. Representing the TEARS organization for child loss and just knowing my wife would be back home watching. The cleats had rainbows on them and ‘hope’ and ‘love,’ and I felt like that today.
“So I knew I would find a way to get in the end zone so she’ll be able to see it and the rest of my kids will see that. It was cool.”
Devin McCourty scoops and scores the blocked punt for SIX.
The second special teams TD for the @Patriots today. #GoPats
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It was a special moment and a huge boost for the Patriots, who are now 6-6 with hopes for the playoffs.
