Report: S Patrick Chung Opts-Out of 2020 Season

Chung is the sixth Patriots player to do such.

Veteran safety Patrick Chung has chosen to opt out of the 2020 season, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss.

Patriots safety Patrick Chung tells me that he plans to opt out of the 2020 season. He is the sixth Patriots player to do so.

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) July 28, 2020

Chung is the sixth Patriots player to opt out of the upcoming season. The other players that chose to sideline themselves are linebacker Dont’a Hightower, right tackle Marcus Cannon, fullback Dan Vitale, guard Najee Toran and running back Brandon Bolden.

Now that Chung is no longer available, New England’s safety room consists of Devin McCourty, Kyle Dugger, Adrian Phillips, Cody Davis, Terrence Brooks and Brandon King.