FOXBORO -- The Patriots have lost another veteran player off their special teams unit. Cody Davis announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday. Davis steps away after 11 seasons in the league ...

You don’t just plug in a guy and get what Cody Davis has given us. . . . It’s five replacements that you have to come up with, and that’s part of the challenge of special teams. . . . Cody is a player ...

Cody Davis always fit in with the Patriots. A core special teamer, who does a lot for the community, this 33-year-old has been lauded by Bill Belichick over the past three seasons. That’s why ...

Cody Davis announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday, the 11-year pro wrapping a career spent largely on special teams and which finished with four seasons in New England.