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It wasn’t exactly definitive, but Bill Belichick finally gave Mac Jones a vote of confidence.
Reports have swirled around the Patriots throughout the offseason that they were shopping Jones, who is entering his third season since New England selected him with the No. 15-overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Belichick was asked point blank following the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft Friday night if Jones was the team’s starting quarterback at the moment.
“Yeah, I mean, look, Mac’s been our quarterback for two years,” Belichick answered, per ESPN. “As I tell the team every year, each player, each coach, we all have to re-establish and prove ourselves every year. That’s what this league is. That’s for all of us. ’23 is ’23.”
New England did not draft a quarterback with any of its picks in the first three rounds, instead using all three picks on defensive players.
