Patriots OC Bill O'Brien: QB Mac Jones has clean slate

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien struck a consistent theme on Tuesday when it came to quarterback Mac Jones potentially bouncing back from a disappointing 2022 season.

He's giving him a clean slate.

"Fresh start," O'Brien said in his first remarks to reporters since he was hired in January. "It's really not anything about what's gone on in the past. That's one of our themes on offense -- to move forward."

The Patriots are banking on O'Brien to bring out the best in Jones, the former first-round pick who will work under his third coordinator in three NFL seasons. O'Brien and Jones had connected briefly leading into the 2021 draft when O'Brien had…