Patriots Dont’a Hightower ‘enjoyed’ year off, but isn’t sure if his body benefitted from it Hightower returns to the Patriots after sitting out the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two massive pieces of the New England Patriots' defense decided to opt out of the 2020 season: LB Dont'a Hightower and safety Patrick Chung. The defenders will receive a $150,000 salary advance ...

FOXBORO -- Dont'a Hightower was kind of a forgotten man over the last year, only to pop up again Tuesday when he officially announced his retirement from football. Hightower, however, should never ...

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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams admitted his "welcome to the NFL" hits came at the hands of two New England ...

Count Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower among the players who is optimistic about rookie quarterback Mac Jones. At Patriots training camp on Wednesday, Hightower was asked what he has learned ...

FOXBOROUGH — Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower sounds excited to return to football — and slightly peeved by the repeated questions about his status for the upcoming season.

Dont’a Hightower Was Unsung Hero of Malcolm Butler Game. Let’s rewind to February 1, 2015, when the Patriots played the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl, a game remembered as the “Malcolm ...

Dont'a Hightower is 'definitely not a vocal leader,' but he is an ideal New England Patriots captain. Published: Sep. 07, 2016, 6:18 p.m. By . Kevin Duffy ...

FOXBORO — The Patriots have a couple good old “southern boys” in charge of the middle of their defense, and the bond between linebackers Dont’a Hightower and Jamie Collins extends from the ...

FOXBORO — Dont’a Hightower is shaping up to be the third coming. The Patriots’ inside linebacker lineage runs deep in history and tradition but not in numbers. Since Bill Belichick took over ...

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