NFL World Totally Baffled By Patriots Cutting Both of Mac Jones’s Backups

Neither Malik Cunningham nor Bailey Zappe made the Patriots roster and NFL fans were completely stunned.

There were quite a few surprising transactions made on Tuesday as NFL teams trim their rosters down to 53 players. Among the most unexpected cuts across the league was the Patriots’ decision to cut not one, but both of quarterback Mac Jones’s backups.

Both Bailey Zappe and Malik Cunningham were reportedly informed that they did not make the 53-man roster in New England, leaving Mac Jones as the organization’s lone quarterback as of Tuesday.

Heading into the offseason, Zappe was anticipated to compete with Jones for the starting role, while Cunningham, an undrafted rookie, had been impressing during training camp and in the preseason. Despite all that, the Patriots opted against including either quarterback on their 53-man roster, a decision which caught many NFL fans off guard.

After the roster move was reported, the NFL world rushed to social media to express their confusion over the quarterback situation in New England.