Bleacher Report · Mar 31, 2023
Report: Patriots 'Committed' to Mac Jones amid Belichick's Comments on Bailey Zappe
The New England Patriots plan to give Mac Jones a fair shot as the starting quarterback despite lukewarm comments from head coach Bill Belichick.
"The Patriots are committed to seeing if Jones—who Belichick recently said has the skills to play in the NFL—can get back on track and realize the potential they identified in making him the 15th overall pick of the 2021 draft," Mike Reiss of ESPN reported Friday.
Belichick has been less confident about Jones' future publicly, indicating it would be an open competition between him and Bailey Zappe.
"Everybody will get a chance to play," Belichick said about the quarterback battle, per Chris Mason of MassLive.com. "We'll play the best players."
