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Here's why Patriots didn't start Jack Jones, J.C. Jackson in Week 9, per report

Here's why Patriots didn't start Jack Jones, J.C. Jackson in Week 9, per report originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots did not play two of their best cornerbacks to begin Sunday's Week 9 loss to the Washington Commanders, and now we know why.

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The Athletic's Jeff Howe reported Sunday evening that cornerbacks J.C. Jackson and Jack Jones began on the bench "due to recent performance issues."

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