Despite winning the Super Bowl, the 2016 season has left cornerback Cyrus Jones with a feeling of disappointment.
Jones was the Patriots’ first selection in the 2016 NFL Draft, taken in the second round with the 60th overall pick. Yet — after a regular season marred by injury and fumbles — he never even suited up during the Patriots’ playoff run. In all three wins, he was listed as inactive.
“I’ll never take credit for something I don’t feel I contributed to,” Jones told his hometown paper The Baltimore Sun last week. “I was part of the team, but I didn’t feel a part of it.