10 things to know about the Patriots’ Mac Jones

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cam Newton has been released by the New England Patriots, opening the door for Mac Jones to become the next starting quarterback for the New England Patriots.

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Here are 10 things to know about Mac Jones, past and present:

1. While playing as an Alabama athlete, Jones was able to maintain a 4.0 GPA throughout his time in college.
2. Jones came from a family of athletes. His mother, sister, and father all played tennis while his brother played soccer.
3. Jones is originally from Florida, and his hometown is Jacksonville, where he played high school football for the Bolles School. As a senior, Jones helped Bolles reach the Florida 4A state championship game.
4. He wanted to be drafted by the Patriots before his big shot became reality when the New England team decided to select him during the Pats’ 2021 first-round draft choice.
5. Patriots say Jones has displayed nice improvement as he grew into the position of being a quarterback and has shown confidence with making placement throws, accuracy in preventing receivers from breaking stride, and being able to climb into a rhythmic drive throw.
6. Jones draws major comparisons to former New England Patriots starting quarterback Tom Brady after draft analysts named Brady as a good NFL comparison to Jones.
7. While in Alabama, Jones was part of a legendary recruiting class, ranked among the best in college football history. Jones was only one of eight players in the 2017 class that went on to become a first-round pick in the NFL.
8. Jones also liked to dabble in modeling and acting while he was growing up after his parents offered to help him in the opportunity.
9. Before he was drafted, Jones came off a staggering season in Alabama after setting a school recording by leading the Crimson Tide to an undefeated season.
10. Back in 2017, Jones was selected to play on the U.S. National Football team’s U-19 team to face Canada for the Northern American Championship.

For more information on Mac Jones and his involvement with the New England Patriots, click here. All information listed about Mac Jones was gathered by Montgomery Advertiser and the Boston Globe.

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