Patriots Mailbag: Is Jonnu Smith Primed For Year 2 Bounce-Back?

After eight long months, real, actual, meaningful, regular-season New England Patriots football finally returns this weekend.

As we count down the final days before Sunday’s Week 1 matchup with the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium, let’s dive into a few of your Patriots mailbag submissions.

@LoganAguire

What are your expectations on Jonnu Smith? Breakout season or just another face in the crowd?

I’m leaning breakout. I think Smith can be a legit weapon for this Patriots team after really struggling last season.

Maybe that’s overly optimistic, but the high-priced tight end has been a full practice participant since the start of spring workouts — which was not the case in 2021 — and was one of…