For most NFL players, if they’re coming off of a decent performance during their rookie season, the expectations are generally pretty high the following year.
But for Mac Jones, he finds himself in a situation where the New England Patriots will likely sink or swim in 2022 based on how far he can take them.
That all starts on Sunday down in Miami, with head coach Bill Belichick making the decision to head down early ahead of what should potentially be a hot, humid, and rainy 90-degree day by kickoff time. Jones and the club spent Wednesday in Palm Beach getting in their first practice, as their arrival on Tuesday set them up for what players believed would be a normal schedule while eliminating the traditional travel day on Saturday.