Peyton Manning read Mac Jones’s lips as the camera zoomed in on the Patriots’ quarterback during the ManningCast broadcast of Patriots-Bears Monday night on ESPN.
“I’m out,” Jones told Nelson Agholor, according to the Hall of Fame quarterback.
Manning said he understood why Jones was not happy about being pulled after three series.
“That’s a hard way to play quarterback right?” Manning said. “If you’re hesitant to make a play knowing you’re going to come out, that’s tough. My guess is he didn’t know that was the deal.”
Jones left the game after throwing an interception on his third drive of the game as fans were chanting backup Bailey Zappe’s name at Gillette Stadium.