Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning reveals the true story of his failed interview with the New England Patriots rookie sensation Mac Jones.

When asked about what happened when he tried to talk to the Patriots quarterback, Manning had this to say,

“I tried to talk with Mac Jones… ‘Peyton, I wanna do it. Can you call our PR director, Stacey [James] I’m talking to the [Patriots] head coach Belichick. Can I talk to Mac Jones?’ … I did get denied. It was the first quarterback I haven’t talked to.”

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Bill Belichick has always run the Patriots on a tight ship, it seems like Mac Jones is all about business, too, and doesn't want to get distracted by talking to anybody else. Possibly Tom Brady has talked to the Patriots quarterback and told him to only take advice from him and not the Manning brothers, this probably didn't happen, but it would be funny to think that.

Mac Jones has been playing some excellent football this season for the Patriots as they have found much success and most of it is due to how well he has played in his rookie season.

He has been able to throw for 2,850 yards and 16 touchdowns in the first season of his young career. If New England wants to walk away with the AFC East, they're going to need Mac Jones to play the best football that he can for the last part of the regular season.