Bill Belichick didn’t publicly name a starter at the quarterback position last week.
Multiple players, including Hunter Henry, said that they hadn’t heard who the starter would be until Sunday.
Multiple reports stated that the Patriots’ quarterback reps were split about 50-50 between Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe, with Jones having the edge.
On Monday, MassLive’s Mark Daniels reported that a pair of Patriots players said they knew Jones would be the starter throughout the week.
“Yeah, we basically knew Mac was the starter all week in practice,” running back Rhamondre Stevenson said.