New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers offered his thoughts on the team's quarterback switch from Mac Jones to Bailey Zappe in the middle of the game.
New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones walks off the field after a 33-14 loss to the Chicago Bears after an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass.
The quarterback controversy brewing in New England was exacerbated as Jones, who came back from a high-ankle sprain to start against the Bears, threw an interception on his third and final drive. Zappe came in and led the Patriots to two touchdowns on his first two drives before the Bears turned on the jets and scored 23 unanswered points in the win.
Meyers was asked about the quarterback situation that’s bubbling up in Foxborough. He told reporters he was surprised Jones came out of the game quickly but acknowledged how fast things change in the NFL. New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, center, is congratulated after his touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass.He was then asked about adjusting to a new quarterback in the middle of the game as fans cheered for Zappe.
"Not even as a football player, it's tough as a man to see somebody who worked so hard, get that kind of treatment, but at the end of the day, we're all trying to feed our families," he said."We gotta go out there and make plays with whoever throwing it."
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