Jordan Devey, an offensive lineman who was part of the Patriots' 2014 Super Bowl championship roster, has passed away at age 38. His wife, Linsey, shared the news on social media. The loss marks another difficult moment for the Patriots family, a reminder that the players who built those championship teams remain woven into the fabric of this organization.
Devey's path to professional football wasn't the conventional route. Born in American Fork, Utah, he didn't play football in high school—he was an accomplished tuba player instead. That kind of late start, that kind of unconventional journey to the NFL, speaks to something about the man's character. Not every player who makes it at the professional level comes through the traditional pipeline of high school stardom and college blue-chip status. Devey did it differently, and he made it anyway.
The 2014 Patriots team that won Super Bowl XLIX was built on the foundation of solid, dependable offensive line play. Those guys in the trenches don't get the headlines. They don't make ESPN's top 10. But they're the difference between a championship run and a playoff exit. Devey was part of that infrastructure, part of the reason that Patriots team could execute at the highest level when it mattered most.
For Patriots fans and anyone who covered that era, this news stings. The men who played in that championship season become part of the organization's history—not as statistics or highlight reels, but as people. As teammates. As someone's husband, someone's friend. Devey's presence on that 2014 roster is now a permanent part of Patriots lore, a reminder of a special moment in franchise history.
Our thoughts are with his family, and particularly with his wife, Linsey, during this difficult time.
Based on reporting from Pats Pulpit.