Patriots finalizing trade to send QB Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars
Mac Jones' time in New England has come to an end and now he is headed home. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Patriots are finalizing a trade that will sending quarterback Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars. "The trade cannot be processed until the new league year begins Wednesday and he passes a physical. The […]
Mac Jones' time in New England has come to an end and now he is headed home.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Patriots are finalizing a trade that will sending quarterback Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"The trade cannot be processed until the new league year begins Wednesday and he passes a physical. The two sides were discussing a 6th-round pick, per sources," Schefter wrote.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport added that the four teams were in the mix for Jones.
Jones played high school football at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, so this is a homecoming for him.
And he will serve as the backup quarterback to Trever Lawrence.
There have been numerous reports that the Patriots trading Jones was in the works and now it has happened. The quarterback will get a new start.
Jones had a promising rookie season, but took a serious decline his second and third year. And because of that, many believe that his time in New England came to an end when former head coach Bill Belichick decided to officially bench the quarterback in favor of Bailey Zappe.
It seems that there have been people close to Jones that wanted him to ask for a trade earlier in his career with New England.
Mac Jones' personal quarterback, Joe Dickinson, who has been working with Jones for 14 years, said that the quarterback should have asked for a trade after his first year.
With Josh McDaniels leaving to go to the Las Vegas Raiders and the Patriots inability to bring in weapons to surround Jones with on the offense, Dickinson could already see it was a recipe for disaster. And he was proven right.
Things were bad during Jones' second season in New England, but it was truly the worst during the 2023 season. And he was ultimately benched in favor of backup Bailey Zappe for the final games of the year.
So now Jones gets a fresh start.
