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Read Mac Jones’ goodbye letter to Patriots, New England
"I will always be grateful for my time in New England and for the opportunity to start my career in the NFL."
Former Patriots QB Mac Jones took to social media on Thursday night to bid farewell to New England after three seasons in Foxborough.
The 25-year-old QB was introduced on Thursday as a member of the Jaguars — with New England dealing the former first-round pick to Jacksonville in exchange for a 2024 sixth-round pick.
Here is Jones’ full message:
“The last three seasons with the New England Patriots are years I will cherish for the rest of my life. I will always be grateful for my time in New England and for the opportunity to start my career in the NFL.
“To Mr. Kraft and the Kraft Family, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to make my dream of playing in the NFL come true. To Coach Belichick, and all the coaches and support staff, who helped me each and every day, including training, equipment, strength, staff, and everyone in between, thank you for all that you did to help prepare me over the years. I truly appreciate each and every one of you.
“To my teammates alongside you, these last three years, and I will always cherish the friendships that we built. And finally, thank you to the fans for always showing up and supporting me and the patriots. It has been a blessing to be a part of the Patriots organization, and I will always have love for the New England community.
“With that being said, I am thrilled to go home and get to work in Duuuuval! Thank you to the Jacksonville Jaguars organization for this opportunity. Let’s go! #DTWD.”
Speaking with reporters in Jacksonville, Jones said that he had no regrets from his time in New England — even though he spent the final six weeks of the 2023 season stapled to the bench after losing the QB1 spot to Bailey Zappe.
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“Just like the learning part of it. Every experience is a good experience if you learn from it,” Jones said. “So, you know the games that we lost, the things that happened, obviously you don’t ever want to lose.
“You want to win every game you play in, but I understand it’s sometimes really hard to do in the NFL and I don’t have regrets. I feel like I put everything out there, gave a lot to that organization and they gave a lot to me.”
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