OLB Donta Hightower - New England Patriots

6-2, 265

Born: 3-12-1990

College: Alabama

Drafted: Round 1, pick 2012

Photo: Winslow Townson, US Presswire

News you need to know

General News (Fri Feb 1): practiced fully on Friday and is not on the team's injury report. He will be available to play this week.

General News (Thu Jan 31): did not practice on Thursday due to illness. Hightower will be reevaluated Friday, Feb. 1, according to head coach Bill Belichick.

Recent Stats and Projections

WEEK	OPP		dSNAP	TKL	AST	SCK	FF	FR	INT	PD	TD
17	vs NYJ		48	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	vs LAC		69	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	at KC		52	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	at LAR		0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
21	at LAR	PROJ-Norton	*	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Latest News

Patriots | Several veterans may depart (Fri Feb 8, 01:22 AM) - New England Patriots WRs Cordarrelle Patterson and Chris Hogan could be allowed to leave via free agency, in the opinion of Forbes' J.P. Pelzman, who also believes the team could release LB Dont'a Hightower and S Devin McCourty to free up more than $15 million in salary cap space.

Our View: OverTheCap.com currently lists the Patriots near the bottom of the NFL with only $17.8 million in cap space at this time. They could make some moves in order to keep some of their own key free agents.
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Patriots | Super Bowl injury report for Patriots (Fri Feb 1, 04:50 PM) - New England Patriots DT Malcom Brown (calf) and LB Dont'a Hightower (illness) fully participated in practice Friday, Feb. 1, and are not on the injury report for Super Bowl LIII.

Our View: Hightower was re-evaluated yesterday and must have showed encouraging signs. The Patriots will have his pass rush presence on Sunday.
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