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Could Dolphins trade for Mac Jones? McCourty ponders possibility originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Mac Jones appears to be loving life in Jacksonville. But could Florida’s other AFC team have a more immediate need for his services?
The Miami Dolphins are rolling with Skylar Thompson as their starting quarterback in Week 3 after Tua Tagovailoa suffered a scary-looking concussion in last Thursday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. Miami recently signed Tyler Huntley off the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad, but neither Thompson nor Huntley seem like viable long-term options with Tagovailoa reportedly headed to injured reserve and expected to miss at least the next four weeks.
That’s where Jones could come in — at least if you ask his former New England Patriots teammate Devin McCourty.
McCourty joined Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio on Tuesday’s episode of PFT Live to list current NFL quarterbacks who could use a “draft mulligan” — i.e., they would have benefited from being drafted by a different team. McCourty’s first pick was Jones, who enjoyed a strong rookie season in New England but flamed out in 2022 and 2023 amid rampant offensive dysfunction before the Patriots traded him to Jacksonville this past offseason.
While discussing Jones, McCourty threw out the possibility of the Dolphins trading for Jones, noting that Miami and the San Francisco 49ers both were linked to the Alabama product at some point.
“Maybe Miami calls him and he gets traded to Miami — Miami, San Francisco, a lot of teams that have been thrown out as places he possibly could have (gone),” McCourty said. “I know Mac would love to do the (2021) draft over again.”
The 49ers’ interest in Jones prior to the 2021 NFL Draft is well-documented, as head coach Kyle Shanahan seriously pondered taking Jones instead of Trey Lance. But the Dolphins have a connection to Jones as well; amid Tagovailoa’s struggles during the 2021 season, then-head coach Brian Flores reportedly told Tagovailoa to his face that…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-09-17 20:19:03
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