Brissett is eager to compete for the starting QB job when Patriots camp begins originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston
Jacoby Brissett is the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots as training camp begins this week at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.
“Coming out of the spring, Jacoby looks like the starting quarterback,” Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said. told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday. “That being said, he will have competition.”
Mayo also noted that Brissett is the “most pro-ready guy we have” on the roster. Brissett is joined by Bailey Zappe and rookies Drake Maye and Joe Milton on the team’s QB depth chart.
Even though Brissett is the No. 1 quarterback right now, that’s not set in stone and a lot could change over the next month and a half as internal competition at the position heats up with camp practices and preseason replays ahead. of the regular season opener on September 8th.
Brissett is preparing to be a starter, but as a veteran he knows very well that this type of role needs to be earned.
“Obviously, that’s the ultimate goal. I don’t take things like that lightly,” Brissett told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday. “But I understand this league and I understand how every day is a challenge. I look forward to it and I feed off that. I look forward to going out there and proving it every day.”
Brissett signed a one-year contract worth $8 million with the Patriots during free agency in March. It’s his second stint with the Patriots – they drafted him in the third round in 2016 before trading him to the Indianapolis Colts in September 2017 for wide receiver Phillip Dorsett.
At some point we could see Maye become the starting quarterback. Former University of North Carolina star selected by Patriots with the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Its development is crucial to the short and long-term success of the franchise. But he will have to beat out Brissett to be the starter, and the 31-year-old veteran has 79 games of professional experience over eight seasons.
Brissett played in just three games for the Washington Commanders last season. But in 2022, he threw for 2,608 yards with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions in 16 games with the Cleveland Browns. His offensive coordinator in Cleveland was Alex Van Pelt, hired by the Patriots earlier this year to be their new OC.
Brissett is confident that the relationship he has already built with Van Pelt will benefit both him and the offense as a whole.
“I would say I probably know the offense a little better than a lot of people on the team right now,” Brissett said. “Not only does it help myself, but it also helps him as far as making sure that when he’s talking to the tight ends, I can talk to the wide receivers and he knows the message is the same.
“I think that definitely helps, and being able to convey some of the same messages that I did when I was in his offense previously that I know he’s trying to convey here.
