FOXBOROUGH, Mass. —
Mac Jones has his new nickname.
He also is slowly getting more comfortable existing in the whirlwind that has been his first month as an NFL rookie quarterback.
“Yeah, it’s been good,” the Patriots’ first-round selection said Thursday when asked to describe how his relationship is developing with incumbent starter Cam Newton. “He calls me Mac ‘n Cheese so I’ve got my nickname.”
Newton, who appointed himself as the team’s nickname guru last season, was not on the field Thursday for the third straight voluntary workout after injuring his throwing hand last week.