"The primary focus for us this year was to get Marcus healthy and to get Marcus ready to go as a cornerback and a punt returner," head coach Jerod Mayo said. The post Why the Patriots didn’t play Marcus Jones on offense until Week 11 appeared first on Boston.

New England Patriots cornerback/punt returner Marcus Jones took his first two offensive snaps of the season last week. On Thursday, it was revealed that Jones’ return to the offensive side did not come until he texted offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt volunteering his services — partly because Van Pelt did not know of Jones’ previous offensive experience when he played 18 snaps for New England as a gadget player in 2022.

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