Mar 24, 2024, 7:31 p.m. ET
Although the Patriots admit that quarterback is a priority, they warn that it is not the only position that the team requires
ORLANDO — The first-year head coach of the New England Patriots, Jerod Mayosaid this Sunday that the team is not closed to a selection in the No. 3 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.
“Obviously, quarterback is definitely a priority. Having said that, we remain open to any type of business that comes our way,” he said. Mayo on the first day of the annual meeting of the NFLwhen asked about where his team is in terms of evaluating quarterbacks.
“We’re very deep in the process, but there’s still a long way to go. We definitely feel there’s time to really secure the prospects we’re going to look to pursue.”
The New England Patriots are not married to the idea of a third overall quarterback, according to head coach Jerod Mayo. Tom Pennington/Getty Images
In the last week, Mayo He traveled with the director of visions, Eliot Wolfwho has the final decision on personnel matters, to the pro days of Caleb Williams y USCy J.J. McCarthy y Michigan. Later this week, they are expected to do the same with Jayden Daniels of LSU y Drake Maye of North Carolina.
When asked how advanced he estimates the Patriots in evaluating quarterbacks, Mayo responded: “It’s hard to put a number on it, percentage-wise, on how far we’ve come. Remember, there are other positions besides quarterback, too. We’ll be 100 percent when the draft comes around. We’re just not there yet.” .
The owner of the Patriots, Robert Krafthas described this as the most anticipated draft in his 31 years as owner, with the third overall pick being the highest the club has held in that period.
Los Patriots They signed the veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett for one year and $8 million earlier this month, joining 2022 fourth-round pick Bailey Zappeand the second-year quarterback, Nathan Rourkein template.
Although many assume the team will select a quarterback with the No. 3 pick in the first round, Wolf previously echoed the comments of Mayoin the sense that the team would be “open to everything”, and that “it can manifest itself in many different ways.”
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“It’s like determining how many players you have qualified and also if there are trades coming,” he said. Wolf from the NFL scouting combinein February.
Wolf has also said that the Patriots They hope to “build” their offense, something that was reflected when the team bid hard for the wide receiver Calvin Ridleywho instead chose to sign instead with the Tennessee Titans.
This Sunday, at Mayo He was asked how that process of improving on offense has felt to date.
“The most important thing for us was to retain our people. Renew with our players, the Mike Onwenu of the world. “We have some good players that we wanted to retain, and it’s part of the culture we want to build,” he noted. “Obviously, we were disappointed that Ridley I would have gone in a different direction, but we are fine. “I like the direction we’re going.”
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