Mac Jones EXPOSES Purdy—Is This the End for the $50M QB?

Yellow Star Yellow Star by Nandini Sharma

Is This the End for the $50M QB?

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Mac Jones Must Start For Another Month?

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The Purdy Problem: Jones is Outperforming Him.

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Kyren Williams: Fumble King Strikes Twice

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McVay's 'SICK' Play Call: Worst of the Season?

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Solution? Bench Williams in the Red Zone.

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Is the NFC West Race Already Over?

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