Rumors have swirled in recent days that New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick could be shopping his starting quarterback, Mac Jones.
While there has been some pushback to Mike Florio’s initial report that Jones is on the trade block, the possibility has nonetheless made for an interesting topic of conversation.
Rob Gronkowski, who knows a thing or two about Belichick and the Patriots, has now weighed in.
The former Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end said during a Wednesday appearance on Up And Adams that he believes the report that Jones is being shopped is “fake news.”
.@RobGronkowski says the Mac Jones trade rumors are fake news 🚨
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“I think that was fake news,” Gronkowski said. “There was just too much turnover this year. I mean, he already got a new offensive coordinator that he brought into place. Just the whole offensive staff was basically turned over this year. And then if you’re shifting your quarterback, that’s just too much turnover to have in the NFL in one season.”
It’s not difficult to believe there has been some friction between Belichick and Jones, with Belichick repeatedly declining to name Jones as the team’s definitive starter behind center. However, as Gronkowski pointed out, Belichick also hired Bill O’Brien, who coached Jones at Alabama, as the team’s new offensive coordinator. It would be a surprise if he then moved on from Jones.
That said, Gronkowski believes it’s possible that the upcoming season is a make-or-break year for Jones.
“In the future, if Mac Jones doesn’t put it together this year with Billy O’Brien and all that, I could see that being a possibility after this season,” Gronkowski said. “But I don’t think that was true over this offseason so far, and I just gotta stamp that as fake news.”
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Publish Date:2023-04-06 03:09:55
