In each of the three preseason games he appeared in, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones looked comfortable and settled in right from his first snaps of each contest.
At the very least, Jones had a great grip on the Patriots offense which was one of the main reasons he was named the team’s starting quarterback as a rookie.
Another wrinkle to Jones’ early starting story arose on Saturday when former New England Patriots linebacker now ESPN contributor Rob Ninkovich shared a new nugget of information on his podcast “The Dan and Ninko Show.”
In one clip that has now gone viral, Ninkovich shared that he’d heard from people he still knows inside the Patriots organization, Jones was helping former starter Cam Newton learn the playbook.