Patriots Team Plane Flies UVA Football Players and Staff to Funerals of Teammates

Patriots Team Plane Flies UVA Football Players and Staff to Funerals of Teammates

The New England Patriots plane was spotted taking players and staff of the University of Virginia football team this weekend to the funerals of three teammates tragically shot and killed earlier this month. 

The three UVA Cavaliers players shot and killed were junior receiver Lavel Davis Jr. of Dorchester, South Carolina; junior receiver Devin Chandler of Huntersville, North Carolina; and junior defensive end/linebacker D’Sean Perry of Miami.

According to Yahoo, former Patriots star Chris Slade is the current defensive ends coach for UVA. 

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The Patriots plane — the first private plane in the NFL — has been used to transport everything from masks during the pandemic to the University of Rhode Island football team.

It is based at Rhode Island International Airport in Warwick.

The Patriots have a bye on Sunday, after losing to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.