Analyst Floats Mac Jones Trade for Injured Buccaneers
With Baker Mayfield sidelined by a thumb injury and Tampa Bay off to an 0-4 start, a proposed trade would send 49ers backup Mac Jones to the Buccaneers for a conditional 2027 third-round pick, potentially rising to a second-rounder. The deal remains speculative, and San Francisco may resist because it reportedly values Jones at a second-round pick and needs him as insurance behind Brock Purdy.
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About Mac Jones
Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones is an American professional football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, setting the NCAA season records for passer rating and completion percentage in 2020 en route to winning the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. Jones also received Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, Davey O'Brien, and Manning awards. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Everything about Mac Jones →- Occupation
- American football player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 5, 1998