49ers could trade Mac Jones to Vikings, according to NFL insider

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Among the many selections the San Francisco 49ers should make all through the offseason, it seems like buying and selling Mac Jones is a chance.

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Jones proved when Brock Purdy was injured that he could be a beginning quarterback within the NFL once more, which he proved through the earlier phases of his profession after being drafted within the first spherical and beginning for the New England Patriots.

Sadly for Jones, the Patriots determined to go a distinct path, and that does not appear to be the mistaken determination with how effectively Drake Maye has performed.

Generally, gamers aren’t prepared to start out, and at occasions in New England, it appeared like that was a part of the issue with Jones.

Nonetheless, he is performed effectively with the 49ers, which could have earned him an opportunity to be a starter elsewhere if a workforce needs to make a commerce this offseason.

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Which groups make sense for Mac Jones?

Based on Albert Breer of Sports activities Illustrated, one of many groups that might name in a commerce is the Minnesota Vikings.

“The very first thing you need to keep in mind is that you simply’re buying and selling not simply gamers, however contracts. And Jones is beneath contract for $4.66 million for 2026. Having a beginning quarterback at that quantity in at this time’s NFL is mainly stealing. Add within the probability to franchise tag Jones in 2027 if issues go very well, and there’s a ton of worth there for a workforce on the lookout for a bridge quarterback that they’ll win with.

“So the place may he go? I’d take a look at groups such because the Vikings, Dolphins and Cardinals (the latter pending any potential teaching modifications). Within the case of Minnesota, it’d be a method to herald competitors for J.J. McCarthy and supply a layer of insurance coverage at an reasonably priced fee for a loaded roster, ought to McCarthy not ascend by way of the remainder of this season,” he wrote.

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The Vikings had been one of many higher groups within the NFL only a season in the past, however allowed Sam Darnold to stroll in favor of teen J.J. McCarthy.

That does not appear to be the appropriate determination proper now, however it’d even be considerably shocking to see the Vikings hand over on a participant they drafted within the first spherical simply two years in the past.