Quarterback Mac Jones returning to his hometown to sit behind veteran quarterback Trevor Lawrence and improve as a quarterback has gone about as well as expected. Jones has made the improvement he was hoping for upon joining the Jaguars and the team has a competent backup to Lawrence.

Jones becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2025 and has three more games left to prove he deserves a new deal.

Head Coach Doug Pederson on QB Mac Jones, who will start for a fifth time in six games when the Jaguars play the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sunday: “Every week he just takes another step in that right

One of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mac Jones' primary goals when arriving over the offseason was to improve as a quarterback. He has done precisely that.

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Jones will be a free agent at the conclusion of the season after the Jaguars decided not to pick up his fifth-year option.

When the Jacksonville Jaguars traded for quarterback Mac Jones, it was understood that the pairing would be mutually beneficial. The Jaguars would get a solid b