Mac Jones gave the Patriots plenty to be excited about during his rookie campaign. It appears that excitement has boiled over into the offseason.
The Patriots “sound ecstatic” over the quarterback’s dedication, The Athletic’s Jeff Howe reported in a recent notebook column.
“Jones has spent long hours at Gillette Stadium, often beating the coaching staff into the building to get a jump-start on film study for the day,” Howe wrote. “He is also taking ownership of the offense, willing to vouch for plays and concepts that he likes and pump the brakes on the stuff that hasn’t worked.