The Patriots did not bring in any new quarterbacks in free agency and they haven’t added one through the first three rounds of the draft, but head coach Bill Belichick’s answer about Mac Jones‘ status on the depth chart hasn’t changed.
Belichick didn’t commit to Jones as the team’s starter in late March and was asked about the quarterback’s status again on Friday. He would not comment about whether the team looked at trading Jones this offseason and said he “absolutely” feels the same way he felt about Jones going into last season, but a question about whether Jones was the team’s quarterback for this season did not elicit a definitive answer.