New England Patriots rookie Mac Jones, who will be making his NFL regular-season debut against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday (4:25 p.m., CBS) at Gillette Stadium, is eagerly awaiting his much-anticipated quarterback matchup against former Alabama teammate Tua Tagovailoa.
“Tua’s an awesome guy,” Jones said on WEEI, via the Boston Herald. “He’s really a good, talented football player. Learning from him, and Jalen [Hurts] was great, obviously. Now that we’re all getting a chance here in the NFL, I think it’ll be cool to go up against each other.”
Jones, the backup quarterback at Alabama when Tagovailoa suffered a devastating hip injury, is impressed with his recovery.