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Earlier today it was reported that the New England Patriots are planning on signing a veteran quarterback in free agency to work alongside a rookie that the team plans to take in the 2024 NFL Draft. But now there appears to be some conflicting information.
According to Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald, the Patriots front office is not aware of any such plan. Per the report, while the team has internally discussed drafting a quarterback, that’s the extent of what they’ve done so far.
“According to sources, such a decision has not been communicated throughout the Patriots’ front office. Director of scouting Eliot Wolf recently led pre-combine meetings where scouts deliberated drafting a quarterback at No. 3, sources said. One front-office source views all three of the top quarterbacks in this year’s class, including projected No. 1 pick Caleb Williams, as worthy of the third pick,” the Herald reported.
“Several league sources believe the Patriots will ultimately take a quarterback at No. 3 overall, which one front-office member admitted the team is aware of during the draft process. A veteran personnel executive who previously worked with Wolf told the Herald he would be “shocked” if the Patriots did not select a quarterback, even though he doesn’t believe Williams, Maye and Daniels are all worthy of a top-3 pick. The Patriots met with all three passers at the combine, as well as Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy and Oregon senior Bo Nix, according to sources.”
The Patriots have seemingly been out on incumbent starter Mac Jones for a while now. With Bill Belichick and nearly all of his staffers now gone, the team seems ready to welcome a new face into their new era.
But whether the team plans to sign a veteran and develop a quarterback, or draft a quarterback and throw him to the wolves immediately, change is coming.
Mac Jones appears to be on borrowed time in New England.