New England Patriots fans are ready for the Mac Jones era. Very, very ready.
With Tuesday's news that Cam Newton has been released and Jones will be the starter, the rookie's jersey has already sold out, per ESPN's Mike Reiss:
While Newton's release may have come as something of a surprise, Jones winning the job wasn't a major shock. He emerged this summer as the better option, both in the present and future:
Ian RapoportFrom NFL Now: The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> will start QB Mac Jones, in part because he was even better than they anticipated when they drafted him.