ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio on Tuesday reported Bill Belichick “has shopped” Patriots quarterback Mac Jones to “multiple teams” this offseason.
The term “shopped” seems to be a bit of a misnomer.
Multiple outlets have since reported that New England isn’t actively attempting to trade its third-year QB. The latest came Wednesday from The Athletic’s Jeff Howe, who reported several teams with holes behind center were “never approached” by Belichick or the Patriots about a potential Jones trade.
Jones’ name may have — and likely did — come up in “offseason personnel conversations” with other NFL executives, Howe wrote, which “typically (run) the gamut of every player of substance.