Could the New England Patriots pursue a reunion with quarterback Jacoby Brissett this offseason?
Bleacher Report’s NFL staff thinks it’s a possibility.
B/R named Brissett as a potential free-agent target for the Patriots in the spring, noting how current New England signal-caller Mac Jones is skating on thin ice and could use some competition heading into 2024.
Brissett began his NFL career with the Pats back in 2016 after the club took him in the third round of the NFL Draft.
He actually played in three games and made a pair of starts during his rookie campaign during Tom Brady’s “Deflategate” suspension, completing 34 of 55 passes for 400 yards while posting a passer rating of 83.9.
Just before the 2017 campaign, the Patriots traded Brissett to the Indianapolis Colts, who were in desperate need of a quarterback due to an injury to Andrew Luck. Brissett ended up appearing in 16 contests and making 15 starts in his debut season with the Colts, throwing for 3,098 yards, 13 touchdowns sand seven interceptions while completing 58.8 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 81.7.
Luck returned in 2018 but retired just before the 2019 season, pressing Brissett back into starting duty. In 2019, Brissett had the best year of his career, finishing with 2,942 yards, 18 touchdowns and six picks while completing 60.9 percent of his throws and registering a passer rating of 88.
He spent one more season with Indianapolis in 2020 before making his way to the Miami Dolphins in 2021, where he started five games. Brissett then made 11 starts with the Cleveland Browns in 2022 before signing with the Washington Commanders back in the spring.
Now 30 years old, it’s clear that Brissett is nothing more than a very capable backup, but if the Patriots do end up keeping Jones, Jacoby Brissett could at least put some pressure on him in training camp and preseason.
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