FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne probably need to do a double take when he saw quarterback Mac Jones.
Bourne noted that Jones is lacking something he brought with him when he arrived in New England as a first-round draft pick out of Alabama last year.
“His stomach is gone and he looks really good,” Bourne laughed following Monday’s organized team activity on the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium. “He’s definitely a pro’s pro now.
“When you’re a rookie, you just don’t know it until you go through it for a year.