Dont'a Hightower didn't hide his reasoning for skipping out on the New England Patriots' Super Bowl parade after the team's unlikely comeback:
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Dont'a Hightower on not attending parade: "I had enough cold, snow, rain, sleet during the season."
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) February 8, 2017
But despite being sick of New England, Hightower (the top inside linebacker on the market) has convinced the rest of the market that the champs will reload by bringing him back to town.
At least one team involved in talks with free-agent LB Dont'a Hightower is now convinced that he'll return to the Patriots.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 12, 2017
Hightower had 65 tackles and 2.5 sacks last season, but most importantly had the strip-sack of Matt Ryan that propelled the Patriots in their comeback of the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51.
