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Unmistakable Chase Winovich never lets Patriots defense rest
FOXBOROUGH — It’s never hard to spot Chase Winovich on the football field.
With his golden hair flowing out of the back of his helmet and his engine always revving in the fifth gear, it’s impossible for the Patriots defensive end to sneak up on an offense.
That mattered little Sunday as the Jets couldn’t keep Winovich out of their backfield or off their quarterback in New England’s 28-14 win at Gillette Stadium.
Winovich, sporting an oversized protective contraption on his right hand after an early injury — it looked like a taped-up mitten — played through the intermittent snowflakes as if his locks were on fire.
He finished with six tackles, including a pair of sacks, and three hits landed on Sam Darnold.
Winovich had a team-high 5½ sacks this season and figures to be a huge part of the Patriots defense moving forward.
“I thought Chase played hard, like he always does,” said coach Bill Belichick. “Brought some good pressure, some inside pressure on the quarterback. With Josh Uche out, Chase stepped up, Rashod Berry stepped up, played some for us, too.’'
Winovich spearheaded an attack that never really let Darnold get comfortable.
“Overall, we had decent pressure on the quarterback, forced him out of the pocket a couple times, at least knocked him down a couple times there, created some longer yardage situations,’' said Belichick. “Yeah, those are positives.’'
Winovich plays with an unmistakable indefatigable presence that rubs off on his teammates.
“Chase plays hard all the time,” said the coach. “Usually plays all four phases of the kicking game. Sometimes we pull him off one, but usually at least three phases, a lot of times four. He’s a kid that has a lot of versatility for us. Certainly, the pass rush, that was good for us today from him and, like I said, Adam [Butler], Deatrich [Wise], Rashod.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...-never-lets-patriots-defense-rest/ar-BB1crqh6
FOXBOROUGH — It’s never hard to spot Chase Winovich on the football field.
With his golden hair flowing out of the back of his helmet and his engine always revving in the fifth gear, it’s impossible for the Patriots defensive end to sneak up on an offense.
That mattered little Sunday as the Jets couldn’t keep Winovich out of their backfield or off their quarterback in New England’s 28-14 win at Gillette Stadium.
Winovich, sporting an oversized protective contraption on his right hand after an early injury — it looked like a taped-up mitten — played through the intermittent snowflakes as if his locks were on fire.
He finished with six tackles, including a pair of sacks, and three hits landed on Sam Darnold.
Winovich had a team-high 5½ sacks this season and figures to be a huge part of the Patriots defense moving forward.
“I thought Chase played hard, like he always does,” said coach Bill Belichick. “Brought some good pressure, some inside pressure on the quarterback. With Josh Uche out, Chase stepped up, Rashod Berry stepped up, played some for us, too.’'
Winovich spearheaded an attack that never really let Darnold get comfortable.
“Overall, we had decent pressure on the quarterback, forced him out of the pocket a couple times, at least knocked him down a couple times there, created some longer yardage situations,’' said Belichick. “Yeah, those are positives.’'
Winovich plays with an unmistakable indefatigable presence that rubs off on his teammates.
“Chase plays hard all the time,” said the coach. “Usually plays all four phases of the kicking game. Sometimes we pull him off one, but usually at least three phases, a lot of times four. He’s a kid that has a lot of versatility for us. Certainly, the pass rush, that was good for us today from him and, like I said, Adam [Butler], Deatrich [Wise], Rashod.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...-never-lets-patriots-defense-rest/ar-BB1crqh6
