Report: Mac Jones, most Patriots starters likely out vs. Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
If you want to see how Mac Jones and the New England Patriots offense perform against another defense, you'll likely have to wait until next week.
The second-year quarterback isn't expected to play Thursday night's preseason opener against the New York Giants at Gillette Stadium, our Phil Perry reports. ESPN's Mike Reiss and Dan Graziano added that "most" Patriots starters likely won't see the field.
Starting quarterbacks usually play very sparingly in the preseason if there's no competition for their job, and Jones is the team's clear franchise QB ahead of 36-year-old Brian Hoyer and rookie Bailey Zappe.