Former New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman explained his criticism of Mac Jones.
Edelman ripped Jones for his show of emotion during the Las Vegas Raiders game back in December. He explained an unwritten prerequisite for quarterbacks and why he was so hard on Jones, when appearing on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast, as transcribed by NESN.com’s Keagan Stiefel.
“He’s a good kid, but you see people and who they really are when (expletive) is hitting the fan and you can’t do that as a quarterback,” said Edelman. “He’s a young guy and his situation that he was in — I’m not saying it was an easy situation, especially having Matty P calling plays.