NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is in charge of everything related to the league, and apparently he's also in-tune with which players might be good for which teams.
During his post-draft Zoom call, Alabama quarterback Mac Jones said Goodell told him Thursday night he thinks he could be a great fit for the team.
"Going up [on stage] with Goodell was awesome," he said. "It's like video game-type stuff. But we were just talking about how great of a fit it might be and I think he totally supports me and he's a great guy and it was good to just be able to shake his hand up there on TV and stuff."
Jones is also very familiar with a few members of the Patriots who he played with at Alabama, including running back Damien Harris.
"Me and Damien are pretty much best friends," Jones said. "He's helped me through the draft process and I've been telling him the whole time that I wanted to come to the Patriots and so I'm just happy that it happened. But at the end of the day they're going to be guys I look up to and guys that I want to be a great teammate for. So whatever they need to, I'm going to do my best to continue that relationship, but it just goes back to being a good guy and being a good friend however I can be like I did at Alabama."
The rookie will be competing with Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham for the starting job, and it wouldn't be a surprise to see the team be patient with him.