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...

New England Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower, safety Patrick Chung and offensive tackle Marcus Cannon, who all opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19, are planning to return in 2021, according to sources. All three are in a good place physically. Without them last year, New England finished 27th in yards per game and points scored per game while also finishing 15th in yards allowed per game in 2020. As a result, the Patriots missed the playoffs in their first season without quarterback...

CURRENT ADP: Rd. 22.3 (5th D/ST)ANALYSIS:The Patriots had a dominant defense in the first half of 2019 (partly due to them playing very weak opponents), but the unit still finished as the top-ranked fantasy defense at the end of the season. Its best to temper expectations heading into this season though, as the Pats lost LB Elandon Roberts, S Duron Harmon, DT Danny Shelton, LB Kyle Van Noy, and LB Jamie Collins. In addition, LB Donta Hightower and S Patrick Chung have opted out of the season, ...

The NFL opt-out deadline for the 2020 season due to COVID-19 related concerns passed on Thursday, August 6th. A total of 67 players have opted out, which means teams must make necessary adjustments to fix the positional holes caused by absences.Quite a few notable players have opted out of the 2020 season for their own reasons. This includes numerous New England Patriots such as LB Donta Hightower and Patrick Chung, Chicago Bears DT Eddie Goldman, Denver Broncos RT JaWuan James, Kansas City ...

As of August 1st, several relevant fantasy defenders have decided that they rather sit out this season than have a swab shoved up their nose before they are locked in a quarantine trailer for two days. Those defenders who chose to stay home include C.J. Mosley, Dont'a Hightower, Michael Pierce, and Patrick Chung. These are all good players, and they are players who would have had some impact on Individual Defensive Player (IDP) rosters during the 2020 fantasy season.With this kind of uncertainty...

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...

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. ...

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, hal[...]

New England Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers (concussion) and safety Patrick Chung (concussion) both returned to practice on Wednesday. It's a great sign for their availability in Week 4 against the Dolphins after they both were inactive in the Sunday night loss to the Lions where their absences were clearly felt. If both defenders were to return this Sunday, it'd be a boost to the Pats overall defense and a downgrade for Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill.