The New England Patriots put an end to the Mac Jones era on Sunday, trading the quarterback to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a sixth-round pick, per a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The Patriots selected Jones, a former Alabama star, with the No. 15 pick in the 2021 NFL draft with hopes that he would become their next franchise QB. Instead, he struggled the past two years after a decent rookie season and now presumably will back up Trevor Lawrence in Jacksonville.
The Patriots announced the news in an awkward tweet Sunday. One of the team’s in-house reporters wrote a story citing Schefter’s report, and the headline of that story was used as the tweet.
Report: Patriots to trade Mac Jones: https://t.co/zg09ho9aoF pic.twitter.com/QXbELEtJVV
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) March 10, 2024
NFL fans had fun with it:
You're the team? Lol report? https://t.co/JfJhc4nNBn
— Joel Gasson (@JGasson_21) March 10, 2024
You're literally the Patriots https://t.co/e3x4pEoqiN
— Mikewichter (@mikewichter) March 10, 2024
Report ?!?!?!?! https://t.co/u4932SrNxF
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) March 10, 2024
Sources close to the team tell the teams social media that the team is going to trade QB...
— 𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕘𝕆𝕟𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕤 🌾🏈🎙️ (@GregOnSports) March 10, 2024
🤦 https://t.co/NZ6MgUqy86
Good lord, get a new social media team. Did you actually report your own news in the third person? 😅 We are falling apart, for real. https://t.co/UBDqJlD7Al
— jen 🏈 💜🍀 (@justjenipher) March 10, 2024
“Report”?! https://t.co/mkIiVmas4c pic.twitter.com/2dfyNubpiB
— 25% Cotton, 75% Zemgus (@WNYSabres61) March 10, 2024
lol why say “report” can you not…. Confirm? 😂😂 https://t.co/ZKWx47v3fs
— Zach Takes (@ZachTakes) March 10, 2024
