According to Michael DiRocco, the Jaguars won’t pick up the fifth-year option for QB Mac Jones.
This does not come as a big surprise, as Jacksonville announced earlier this week they were picking up the options for QB Trevor Lawrence and RB Travis Etienne.
Jones, 25, took over as the starter for Alabama in 2020 and led one of the best offenses in school history. He was a consensus All-American as a redshirt junior and won the Davey O’Brien Award before declaring for the draft. The Patriots took Jones with pick No. 15 overall in 2021.
Jones signed a four-year, $15,586,353 contract with the Patriots that includes a $8,695,530 signing bonus. He was entering the fourth year of that deal when the Patriots traded him to the Jaguars for a sixth-round pick.
In 2023, Jones appeared in 11 games for the Patriots and completed 64.9 percent of his pass attempts for 2,120 yards, 10 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He also rushed 26 times for 96 yards.
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I keep saying it, “Bill Belichick is going to be the GMEN HC in 2025.”
GMEN 2025 PERSONNEL
HC: Bill Belichick
OC: Josh McDaniel
OLC: Carmen Bricillo
DC: Steve Belichick
STC: Joe Judge
QB: Mac Jones *
RT: Jermaine Eluemunor **
S/CB: Jalen Mills **
(*) – will sign with GMEN in 2025
(**) – already on GMEN Roster
GMEN 2024 DRAFT PICKS
R1: WR Malik Nabers
R2: S Tyler Nubin
R3: CB Andru Phillips
R4: TE Theo Johnson
R5: RB Tyrone Tracy Jr.
R6: LB Darius Muasau
All of these picks are Bill Belichick type of players.
Remember you heard it from me first.