Mack Jones was so frustrated with the Patriots late in the season that he tried to target his opponents. Jones lost his starting job in Week 13 and was Bailey Zappé’s backup for New England’s next four games after a home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Alabama product had the sourest end to the campaign, dropping a fumble in the Patriots’ season finale against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium. According to MassLive’s Mark Daniels, Jones received no advance notice of the subsequent demotion and only learned of his Week 18 inactive list 90 minutes before kickoff.
At the time, Jones was jealous of another 2021 first-rounder who was having a brutal junior season. New England PatriotsFlight from New YorkPatriots rumors: What Mac Jones told Jets staff after tradeJones hit his lowest point in Week 18.Written by Adam London|34 minutes ago|3 minutes of readingMack Jones was so frustrated with the Patriots late in the season that he tried to target his opponents.
Jones lost his starting job in Week 13 and was Bailey Zappé’s backup for New England’s next four games after a home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The Alabama product had the sourest end to the campaign, dropping a fumble in the Patriots’ season finale against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium.According to MassLive’s Mark Daniels , Jones received no advance notice of the subsequent demotion and only learned of his inactive list about 90 minutes before the start of Week 18.
At the time, Jones was jealous of another 2021 first-round pick coming off a brutal junior season.”On the other hand, Zach Wilson, who was drafted the same year as Jones, also lost his starting job,” Daniels wrote. “But the Jets were fair with their struggling quarterback. According to The Athletic, the Jets told Wilson they would trade him in the offseason. According to on-field sources, the Patriots quarterback was so concerned about the team’s lack of communication that he told Jets staff he was evaluating how his organization was handling Wilson’s situation.”Jones complained to his colleagues in the dressing room that no one was talking to him.
“It’s unclear if Jones’ anger is directed at the Patriots organization in general or Bill Belichick primarily. Jones and the former New England coach had a “broken relationship” and Belichick stopped talking to the 25-year-old after 12 weeks, Daniels said, citing sources.
