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Patriots give QB Mac Jones a star wide receiver in NFL free agency

Mac Jones (#10) drops back to pass for New England in 2022 matchup against Chicago Bears
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Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are finally listening to its first-round quarterback.

Mac Jones, a former University of Alabama signal-caller, has been needing a star wide receiver in New England.

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After the Patriots let Jakobi Meyers go, the franchise brought in JuJu Smith-Schuster from the Kansas City Chiefs. Taylor Bisciotti and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network collaborated on the Smith-Schuster report. He came from the University of Southern California in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Smith-Schuster enjoyed success in Pittsburgh, including the 2018 season where he posted a career-high for receptions (11) and receiving yards (1,426).

He had a career-high nine touchdown catches in 2020.

After five years in Pittsburgh, Smith-Schuster signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022 as a free agent. He caught 78 passes for 933 yards and three touchdowns, helping the Chiefs win Super Bowl LVII over the Philadelphia Eagles. Jones gets a veteran playmaker that can stretch defenses vertically. He had this at Alabama with DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle, and John Metchie.

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Stephen Smith is a 2015 graduate of the University of Alabama. He is a senior writer and reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. He has covered Alabama football for 15 years and his knowledge and coverage of the Crimson Tide's program have made him among the most respected journalist in his field. Smith has been featured on ESPN and several other marquee outlets as an analyst.

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