Patriots Work Out Former Mac Jones Weapon From Alabama Football

There appears to be an opportunity that New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones and certainly one of his former weapons in Tuscaloosa, vast receiver Slade Bolden, might reunite in Foxborough.

In accordance with Mike Reiss of ESPN, the previous Alabama Crimson Tide wideout is set to have a date with the Patriots, as Bolden continues to search for a roster spot within the NFL.

“Whereas a lot of the NFL’s consideration is concentrated in Indianapolis on the mix, a word again dwelling: Free-agent WR Slade Bolden is scheduled to work out for the Patriots.”

Mac Jones and Slade Bolden performed for 2 seasons collectively in school with Alabama. Jones arrived in Tuscaloosa first in 2018 and performed for the Crimson Tide till the 2020 season. Bolden, however, wore Alabama colours from 2019 to 2021. He declared for the NFL Draft however went undrafted in 2022. He would later be signed by the Baltimore Ravens in Might 2022 earlier than being launched by the crew in October of the identical yr.

The Patriots are positively a crew who might use some extra assist downfield on offense. In 2022, they completed the common season simply sixteenth in scoring with 21.4 factors per sport and twentieth with solely 208.0 passing yards per contest. Whereas there’s not a lot certainty that the Patriots would finally signal Bolden, it’s price noting that aside from Mac Jones, New England offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Invoice O’Brien has a superb understanding beforehand of what Bolden might do on the sector. O’Brien served the identical roles for Alabama soccer and noticed Bolden play within the vast receiver’s remaining season with the Crimson Tide.