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After a strong rookie year, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones took a step back in 2022. Jones finished second in AP Offensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2021 behind only the 1,455 receiving yards of Cincinnati Bengals wideout Ja’Marr Chase. The Patriots passer led all rookie quarterbacks with 22 touchdowns and a passer […]

Bill Belichick has yet to outright say who the New England Patriots starting quarterback is, which has led some to think that there is drama between the team’s top two quarterbacks. Bailey Zappe, who started and played in over a half of the Patriots’ preseason-opening loss to the Houston Texans, downplayed any idea that there […]

Bryce Young is preparing for his first season with the Carolina Panthers, continuing a recent lineage of Alabama football quarterbacks coming into the NFL. Damien Woody believes that out of recent Alabama quarterbacks like Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa, Bryce Young is arriving into the NFL as the ‘most advanced’ of them all, via ESPN’s […]

The New England Patriots offense doesn’t appear to have a fantastic crop of wide receiver options for Mac Jones, but they do have a pair of solid tight ends in Hunter Henry and Mike Gesicki. Henry and Gesicki could do quite a bit of damage for the Pats this upcoming season, and their budding partnership […]

The New England Patriots’ unofficial quarterback competition has an unofficial winner entering the first preseason game. Mac Jones is listed as the Patriots’ top quarterback on the first version of their unofficial depth chart, which was recently posted on the team’s website. Bailey Zappe holds the No. 2 spot while Trace McSorley is the third-string […]

The New England Patriots must improve in all facets of the game to become a playoff team in 2023. Mac Jones is the likely starter at quarterback according to the team’s post-draft depth chart, but a ton of work needs to be done. Bill Belichick’s coaching staff includes special teams coach Cam Achord. Last season, […]

One of the main narratives to come out of New England Patriots training camp so far is the possible idea that there’s a quarterback competition between Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe. After Bill Belichick and Mac Jones gave their takes on the situation in recent days, offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien got his turn to share […]

An unexpected storyline of New England Patriots training camp so far is the possible quarterback competition between Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe. Bill Belichick has refused to say Jones is the starting quarterback when asked so far over the offseason and even in the first week-plus of camp. After how the 2022 season went, there […]

Mac Jones was at the forefront of the New England Patriots’ efforts to lure in Ezekiel Elliott when the running back was in the area recently for a visit. Or at least that’s what it looked like from the outside. Jones was pictured with Elliott at a restaurant in Boston’s Seaport district on Saturday shortly […]

If there’s a quarterback competition between Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick certainly isn’t saying anything about it. A day after telling Sirius XM’s NFL Radio that both quarterbacks will get “a chance to compete,” the Patriots coach was pressed during his press conference on Tuesday if there is […]

As Mac Jones was a bit open about his relationship with Bill Belichick on Wednesday, the head coach was in usual form when asked about how things stand between him and his quarterback. The New England Patriots coach opted to keep things close to the vest when he was asked his thoughts on Jones saying […]

Some unexpected questions about Mac Jones’ future with the New England Patriots emerged over the offseason as rumors trickled out that his relationship with Bill Belichick soured during the 2022 season. Following the Patriots’ first training camp practice on Wednesday, Jones shut down any idea that there’s any turmoil between the two entering the season. […]

Entering his third season in the NFL, quarterback Mac Jones is expected to turn both his career and the New England Patriots franchise around. As Jones and the Patriots look to put last season behind them, two well respected New England veterans think their team has the right quarterback in place. While Jones led the […]

The last three seasons for the New England Patriots haven’t been the sweetest. Their longest-tenured player admitted as much on Tuesday. Matthew Slater said Tuesday that the team was “not pleased” with how the 2022 season went as they went 8-9 and missed the playoffs in the final game of the season. In fact, it […]

The 2023 season does not have the kind of outlook for the New England Patriots that the team’s voracious fans have come to expect. While fans have gotten used to seeing their team playing without Tom Brady — 2019 was his last season in New England — the Patriots have gone into the three seasons […]

It is almost time for the 2023 NFL season to kick off in earnest as all 32 teams will be in full NFL training camp by July 26. That means it is now time to talk about the upcoming campaign, and where else can we start but at the quarterback position? This season will be […]

The New England Patriots are coming off of a season with some silver linings but mostly disappointment. The team’s projected depth chart for 2023 lists returning starter Mac Jones and a host of passing game targets including new addition JuJu Smith-Schuster. New England just lost out on DeAndre Hopkins. While former stars Randy Moss and […]

Mac Jones has at least one notable former New England Patriots player in his corner entering the 2023 NFL season. Former Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel was in another recent Twitter spiel criticizing his former coach. At one point during his back-and-forth with fans on Twitter, Samuel indicated he’s rooting for the third-year quarterback while taking […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones faced a lot of scrutiny for how he played and acted in the second season of his NFL career. Kirk Herbsreit won’t stand for it. The ESPN college football analyst and Amazon “Thursday Night Football” color commentator slammed those who criticized Jones for his performance in 2022, saying the […]

The San Francisco 49ers reportedly traded up in the 2021 NFL Draft with the intent to draft Mac Jones, but fell in love with Trey Lance after looking at other prospects, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter told the story on The Pat McAfee Show. “They traded up with the idea that they loved Mac Jones,” Adam […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — DeAndre Hopkins is reportedly scheduled to make a visit to Foxborough at some point this week as he tries to find a new team in free agency. New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones wouldn’t mind if he permanently stayed. The Patriots quarterback was asked about his thoughts on the team’s pursuit of […]

What is going on in New England right now? Before the 2022 season, everyone expected Mac Jones to be the full-time starter for the New England Patriots moving forward. After their disastrous season, though… fans aren’t quite sure. Suddenly, there’s a QB competition between Jones and backup Bailey Zappe. Jones is still expected to be […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones garnered attention at OTAs when he told the media that he wanted to earn the respect of everyone in the building again, and former Patriots defensive coach Eric Mangini liked the comment, but criticized Jones for his “arrogance.” “I like what he said,” Eric Mangini said, via Greg Dudek […]

The New England Patriots stumbled to an 8-9 record last season at Gillette Stadium. Head Coach Bill Belichick’s team ranked in the bottom half of NFL passing statistics. The Patriots are expected to honor their greatest passer of all-time, Tom Brady, against Philadelphia in Week 1. Brady spoke recently about his return, putting rumors of […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Things got heated at the New England Patriots’ organized team activity (OTA) made available to the media on Tuesday. A scuffle broke out following a play during one of the padless 11-on-11 sessions between members of the Patriots’ starting offensive and defensive lines. Several players were pushing and shoving during the incident. […]

The New England Patriots had a pretty rough 2022 season. Their 8-9 record somehow underscores the struggles this team went through during the entire year. Their offense, in particular, took the hardest hit: the committee approach Bill Belichick approved for the offense did not pan out. Mac Jones was the biggest casualty, as his play […]

Mac Jones did not have the 2022 season he was hoping for with the New England Patriots, and everyone, even Jones himself, knows this. The Pats had a chance to sneak into the playoffs and make something out of a seemingly lost season, but instead, they lost winnable games and were eliminated from postseason contention […]

FOXBOROUGH – Mac Jones is ready to move past the 2022 season and take on 2023. The New England Patriots quarterback shared his excitement for the new season after struggling in Year 2 following Wednesday’s organized team activities. “Every year is a new year, right?” Jones said. “It’s a lot easier to say that after you’ve […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones spoke candidly about how he is viewed by members of the Patriots organization. The third-year pro said he wants to turn around people’s opinions of him. “Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but all I’m going to do is run my race and hopefully everyone will run right behind […]

The NFL owners have reportedly voted to approve Thursday Night Football flex scheduling, but only a handful of games could be affected by the change for the 2023 NFL season. Among the games that could potentially be flexed, the Thursday Night Football matchup between the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers might have the best […]

The NFL training camp is just around the corner, but before that, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones made sure to enjoy some quality time with his girlfriend Sophie Scott over the weekend when the two showed up at Taylor Swift’s concert at Gillette Stadium.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is “energized” by the team’s decision to add Bill O’Brien as offensive coordinator, per Mike Giardi. The buzz around Jones is currently high as well, with the Patriots preaching confidence heading into the 2023 season. Mac Jones is looking for a bounce back season under Bill O’Brien as OC. […]

When the New England Patriots host the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13, someone on the other side will be playing with a bit of vengeance. Former New England cornerback JC Jackson shared why he’s looking forward to the December 3 matchup after the schedule was unveiled. “It’s a revenge game for me, man,” Jackson […]

It has seemingly been a long time since the New England Patriots were the pre-eminent team in the NFL, and one that had a reasonable chance to win the Super Bowl on a nearly every-season basis. The 2023 slate. Full New England Patriots schedule: https://t.co/wCwOzgDNrI pic.twitter.com/oVncWLs4Il — New England Patriots (@Patriots) May 12, 2023 The […]

The New England Patriots roster is pretty much set heading into the dog days of the NFL offseason following the 2023 NFL Draft. While the team may make a few changes around the edges between now and late July when the Patriots training camp kicks off, the bones of the team are solid right now. […]

There haven’t been many doubts about New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones‘ work ethic over his young career. The Patriots quarterback has reportedly been present at the team’s facility nearly every day this offseason. Prior to that, he was known as a workhorse at Alabama, too. In fact, Jones was so much of a grinder […]

Mike Gesicki formed a bond right away with Mac Jones following his signing with the New England Patriots in March. The veteran tight end revealed that the quarterback wanted to throw with him outside the team facility at the start of the offseason program in April. But Gesicki didn’t have a place to stay yet, […]

JuJu Smith-Schuster played with a pair of likely Hall of Fame quarterbacks for the majority of the first six seasons of his NFL career. So, entering his seventh season – and his first with the New England Patriots – Smith-Schuster’s standard for a quarterback is likely pretty high. But just a few weeks into his […]

Maybe Bill Belichick doesn’t hate Mac Jones after all. There were rumors throughout the offseason about the deteriorating relationship between the New England Patriots coach and quarterback. It was reported that Belichick was actively shopping Jones, just a couple years after he drafted the Alabama QB. However, these comments were perhaps overblown, as he’s expressed […]