Jerod Mayo hopes ex-Patriot Mac Jones is a 'good friend' and turns into a great quarterback - Boston Herald

Jerod Mayo hopes ex-Patriot Mac Jones is a 'good friend' and turns into a great quarterback – Boston Herald

FOXBORO — Before Sunday's opener against the Jaguars, in which the Patriots reunited with former starting quarterback Mac Jones for the first time since his trade, Jerod Mayo said he hoped Jones would become a great quarterback.

“I’m good friends with Mac. I think he’s a great guy,” Mayo said. “Hopefully he’ll be a great quarterback.”

Mayo mentioned Jones in response to a question about the Patriots' plan for Drake Maye and whether Jones' failed stint in New England had an impact on how the team wanted to develop Maye.

“I didn’t really think about it that way,” Mayo said. “I think every situation with a first-year quarterback is its own unique situation.”

In his final season with the Patriots, Jones found himself on the bench four times while facing constant pressure in almost every game. This season, the Patriots have pressured more than 40% of their quarterbacks' dropbacks in every game, regardless of whether Maye or Jacoby Brissett started. Maye made his NFL starting debut on Sunday and rushed for 233 yards, the most by a Patriots quarterback this season, while the offense scored a season-high 21 points. Maye also recorded four sacks and eight total quarterback hits.

Jones, a former first-round pick in 2021, was traded to Jacksonville in early March for a sixth-round pick. Since joining the Jaguars, Jones has backed up starter Trevor Lawrence in every game.

Both teams meet on Sunday with a record of 1:5.

Jerod Mayo hopes ex-Patriot Mac Jones is a 'good friend' and turns into a great quarterback – Boston Herald

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