Rookie quarterback Mac Jones has helped lead the New England Patriots to the top of the AFC through the first 13 weeks of the 2021 NFL regular season, and he doesn’t plan on getting distracted, not even by interview requests from legendary quarterbacks.
Jones turned down a chance to chat with Peyton Manning leading up to the Pats’ 14-10 win over the Buffalo Bills on “Monday Night Football.”
“I texted him or whatever,” Jones said earlier this week on the Merloni & Fauria radio show. “I am not going to get into any details, but I think we were just focused on the game,” he said. “The Patriots do a great job of just helping me stay focused on what I need to stay focused on. I [was] always like that in college, too.”
Did Jones just have his phone turned off, maybe?
“I don’t know if it’s off, but I definitely don’t go on my phone that much,” Jones continued. “I just don’t really look at it or focus on it unless I am talking to my family. … I feel bad sometimes not being able to talk to everybody, but it’s a busy life.”
Whatever Jones is doing, it worked for him when his Alabama team went undefeated and won a national title last year, and it seems to be working for the Patriots so far this season.
Sorry, Peyton.
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