It was a rough year for starting quarterback Mac Jones with the New England Patriots as he was benched multiple times throughout the season and ultimately finished the season by being relegated to the team’s third-string quarterback role. But it sounds like he still wants to compete for the team’s starting job.
During a press conference this week, Mac Jones sent a pretty clear message to the New England Patriots, saying that he hopes the Patriots “realize that I’m going to compete and I’m going to do that wherever I’m at on any NFL team whether it’s here or somewhere else.”
“Obviously I have a lot of respect for the people in this locker room, and that’s where it starts,” Jones said according to Khari Thompson of Boston.com. “I feel like I let people down with my play. A lot of that stuff is in my control and some of it is not. So, I’m going to do everything I can for my next opportunity whether that’s here and really just push forward and continue to be Mac. That’s what it’s all about. Don’t let that waver.”
Jones is under contract with the Patriots through the 2024 season, and it sounds like he has every intention of competing for the starting job next season even though this season certainly did not go well.
