US EditionMac Jones embraces fresh start with the 49ers after getting passed over by team in 2021 draft
- Mac Jones joined the San Francisco 49ers in 2025 as the backup quarterback behind starter Brock Purdy after previously playing with New England and Jacksonville.
- The 49ers traded up in the 2021 NFL Draft intending to select Jones but chose Trey Lance instead, which led Jones to seek a fresh start with San Francisco.
- Jones views Kyle Shanahan’s quarterback-friendly system as enticing and values learning from Purdy, whom he admires for his timing, precision, and cerebral approach.
- Jones acknowledged, “we got in a huge fight” with Shanahan about the draft but confirmed they remain on good terms and emphasized his goal to be ready when called upon.
- Jones aims to restart his career in San Francisco by building consistency and benefiting from every practice rep while backing up a high-paid, reliable starter.
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Chico Enterprise-Record
49ers’ Mac Jones, who played for Saban and Belichick, turns to Kyle Shanahan for help
SANTA CLARA — It wasn’t the greatest of practice sessions Wednesday for 49ers quarterback Mac Jones. He had a pass intercepted by Derrick Canteen when it appeared he and receiver Russell Gage Jr. were not on the same page. Jones overthrew rookie Jordan Watkins on a post. Had passes broken up over the middle on some 49ers’ bread-and-butter crossing routes. Jones wasn’t nearly as efficient as starter Brock Purdy, which is understandable. Just anot…
Winnipeg Free Press
Mac Jones embraces fresh start with the 49ers after getting passed over by team in 2021 draft
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
Mac Jones says 49ers' system is ideal for efficient quarterback play
San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan and quarterback Mac Jones once looked like such a perfect match that when the 49ers traded three first-round picks to move up in the 2021 NFL draft, many people initially thought it was to draft Jones.
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