New England Patriots DB and pending free agent Jason McCourty said Sunday, Feb. 24, that he intends to play in 2019 and added that he would prefer to re-sign with the Patriots. ‘First and foremost, if I could be back in New England and all of that works out, that would be awesome,’ McCourty said. ‘That way it wouldn’t be the third consecutive year I had to move my family. That would be an advantage. But at the same time you realize how much of this is a business and how much of this isn’t dictated by (the feeling), ‘Hey, I just want to play here with my brother and the guys I built a relationship with.’ There’s so much more that goes into it. For me, (the approach will be) letting it play out. When March rolls around we’ll see where everything’s at and then at the end of the day we’ll see where the opportunities are and then make a decision.’