It took a first-round pick to bring Mac Jones to New England three years ago.
This week, the Patriots shipped him out of town via trade and only received a sixth-round pick in return.
How does the value of a player drop that far, that quickly?
ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky said during a recent appearance on “Get Up!” that the Patriots’ treatment of Jones is a textbook example of how teams should not handle young quarterbacks.
“Everyone wonders why they say the draft is a crapshoot,” Orlovsky said. “You want a 101 on how to ruin a young, promising quarterback?