FOXBOROUGH, Mass – “People talk about Travis Hunter, that’s Marcus (Jones). That’s Marcus. He did that in college too.”

This is exactly what a member of last year's New England Patriots coaching staff said, and they aren't wrong. 

While Marcus Jones is listed on the Patriots roster as a cornerback, he is a major contributor on special teams and has also worked as a wide receiver with the offense. 

Plus, his experience in college saw him catch 10 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown in his senior season. 

So, is playing on both sides something he is open to doing with this entirely new coaching staff? 

"if it happens, it happens," Jones told reporters on Tuesday. “My main thing is to learn a new defense and then kind of go from there.”

And with that, he also spoke about the comparisons between himself and Hunter. 

“I definitely understand the situation of playing both sides, but his level of how he was doing it and everything like that was definitely different from mine, but I hope the best for him,” Jones said. “Just being able to do it in the league is definitely hard to do, but I hope that he takes advantage of the opportunity.”

“I feel like it’s one of those situations where, whenever people were first saying, you can’t really play both sides in general in the league. And then, I get here and eventually, I start playing (both sides),” Jones added when asked if it's realistic for Hunter to play on both sides on a full time basis. 

“But playing both sides (full-time), I’m not going to say you can’t do it, but it’s a very long season.”

No matter what team he is on or what position he plays, Hunter is going to be a huge contributor on any side of the ball. 

If only he could fall to the No. 4 pick and join New England…

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