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FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – JANUARY 18: Carlton Davis III #7 of the New England Patriots intercepts the football during the first half of an AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium on January18, 2026 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley\/Getty Images)\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. \u2014 Carlton Davis III remembers when Tom Brady <\/a>arrived in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

Davis, now a Patriots<\/a> cornerback, was 23, just coming off of his second season in the NFL for the Buccaneers, who had finished the 2019 season 7-9. They weren\u2019t awful, but nothing about them suggested a championship was in their future.<\/p>\n

But even before he ever played a game, Brady changed the Buccaneers. With his six rings and three MVPs, Brady raised expectations. And not just among the elated fan base.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he first came to Tampa, he immediately brought the belief that we could do it,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n

And they did. The Buccaneers earned a playoff spot as a wild card at 11-5, but they rolled through the playoffs to earn Brady\u2019s seventh Super Bowl ring<\/a> and Davis\u2019 first.<\/p>\n

Signing a free agent cornerback isn\u2019t the same as signing a quarterback, obviously, and nobody brings the cachet of Brady.<\/p>\n

But when Davis signed with New England, which was coming off back-to-back 4-13 seasons, he wanted to be part of making the Patriots a winner again. And as a veteran who\u2019d won a Super Bowl, he hoped to help make his younger teammates believe in what they could become.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving guys that did it before and did it at a high level automatically brings belief and confidence. It can spread. We can help give them tips and pointers,\u201d Davis said. \u201cEverywhere I\u2019ve gone I\u2019ve been a part of winning. I\u2019m glad to do it here with guys that are alike and have the same mindset. Really thankful for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

His history of winning now includes helping to lead the Patriots to Santa Clara for Sunday\u2019s Super Bowl. It\u2019s obviously not just Davis. No newcomer on the roster has more respect in the locker room than defensive lineman Milton Williams, who won a Super Bowl last year with the Eagles. The Patriots rebuilt their roster with culture in mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey did a great job of bringing in the right people,\u201d Davis said. \u201cThe coaching staff and the right free agents. Every free agent that we got came with leadership. Came with experience. The (expletive) that you need to win a championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

New England rookie safety Craig Woodson is an eager listener.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been in the game a long time,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s seen a lot of ball. He knows what it takes to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marcus Jones agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the OG of the group,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s had more snaps and more games. Having a mentor like that is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because of his association with Brady, Davis was naturally asked to compare him to the Patriots\u2019 budding star at quarterback.<\/p>\n

\u201cDrake Maye<\/a> is that guy. He\u2019s a competitor. He\u2019s so natural. You can just feel it on him. He\u2019s just being himself. He\u2019s trying to be the best version of himself,\u201d he said. \u201cTom was obviously the greatest quarterback, but you can tell that Drake wants to take a lane of his own and create his own legacy.\u201d <\/p>\n

But Davis\u2019 fond memory of his Brady experience has added meaning to being part of the Patriots\u2019 resurgence. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo be able to come to his old stomping grounds, a place that has so much history and so many legendary moments through the years,\u201c he said. \u201dTo be able to bring them back to where they once were in the glory days has been amazing for me. I\u2019m just thankful and grateful for it all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – JANUARY 18: Carlton Davis III #7 of the New England Patriots intercepts the football during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":733281,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2077],"tags":[265,211,7,6,704,250,2597,2596],"class_list":{"0":"post-733280","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-buccaneers","8":"tag-american-football","9":"tag-buccaneers","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-tampa-bay","13":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","14":"tag-tampabay","15":"tag-tampabaybuccaneers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116023402724241146","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/733281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}