{"id":45505,"date":"2023-02-28T15:46:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=45505"},"modified":"2023-02-28T15:46:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:46:40","slug":"devin-mccourty-voices-his-support-for-mac-jones-hes-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/02\/28\/devin-mccourty-voices-his-support-for-mac-jones-hes-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin McCourty Voices His Support For Mac Jones, “He’s The Future”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Longtime New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> safety Devin McCourty may still be unsure of his own NFL future, but he does have an idea of what it holds for one of his teammates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joining Good Morning Football on NFL Network Monday, McCourty shared a passionate defense of quarterback Mac Jones and his feeling that the starting job will remain his for the foreseeable future.<\/span><\/p>\n

“\u2018Sources say Mac Jones rubbing people the wrong way.\u2019 Who? Did he rub somebody the wrong way in a meeting? Probably,” McCourty\u00a0<\/span>said<\/span><\/a>. “Have people left a meeting and said, \u2018Man, Dev’s an a-hole today?\u2019 \u2026 Mac came into a leadership role as a quarterback, and he speaks to what he thinks. He speaks about, \u2018Hey man, I don’t like this play. I want to do this.\u2019”<\/span><\/p>\n

“What I love about Mac is that Mac came into a leadership role as a quarterback and he speaks to what he thinks,” McCourty continued.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“I think what people don’t always understand, in our locker room, Bill pushes that. We’re in the captains meeting every week, [and he’ll say] ‘If you don’t like something, tell us and we’ll throw it out.’ Because what’s the point of players going out there and saying, as soon as that call comes in, ‘I know we hate this call but …’ No one wants to be out there with that.”<\/span><\/p>\n

McCourty’s lengthy answer came on the heels of a question regarding a recent\u00a0<\/span>report<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from Albert Breer that said Jones “rubbed people wrong” within the Patriots organization in 2022 to a point where his relationship with Bill Belichick “soured”.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Bill O’Brien back in the fold as offensive coordinator, McCourty shared how it should add even more confidence in Jones heading into year three.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019ll say about Mac is: the Combine is sponsored by No Bull this year; Mac is \u201cno bull,\u201d McCourty added. \u201cThey know the future is Mac Jones, and I\u2019m excited for this guy this year because now you get Billy O\u2019Brien coming in as an offensive coordinator. Great success. Has done well everywhere he\u2019s been offensively. He gets to come in and now work with Mac.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to have stability around him. I think the team is going to get another guy to be a receiver in that offense, hopefully, bring my guy Jakobi Meyers back and be a part of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Meyers, the Patriots leading receiver the past two years, is entering free agency as one of the best available at the position and is projected to <\/span>“do well”<\/span><\/a>\u00a0financially.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As for how it all goes down remains to be seen, but at least one Patriots veteran is providing some clarity regarding future speculation surrounding the young quarterback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

McCourty meanwhile, said that he\u2019s still \u201cnot sure\u201d about a potential return next season.<\/p>\n

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"Sources say Mac Jones rubbing people the wrong way"@devinmccourty<\/a> says… pic.twitter.com\/LV4rNdFjik<\/a><\/p>\n

— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) February 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n