The Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, and Las Vegas Raiders were among the teams with which the Patriots spoke about a possible trade for Jones. Jones was chosen by the Patriots in the 2021 NFL Draft. As the heir apparent to Tom Brady, a tsunami of pressure was placed on his shoulders before he even landed in New England. Prior to winning a seventh Super Bowl in his inaugural campaign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Brady won six titles with head coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. Brady retired at the end of the season, so the Buccaneers need to find a quarterback to take his position. Despite having signed Baker Mayfield, they are receptive to other quarterback concepts.