Patriots 'Interesting' Rumor: Trade Mac Jones, Deal for Lamar Jackson, Suggests Peter King

"If the Patriots somehow, somewhere can find a landing spot for Mac Jones, how interesting would it be to have the Patriots then go try to make a deal with Lamar Jackson?'' - Peter King.

"Interesting''? That would be an understatement.

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones has of course been at the center of trade rumors this week. Even guys with connections, like Rob Gronkowski, seem to be pulled in two directions by it all. (Gronk both calls it "fake news'' but says it "could happen.'')

And now one prominent NFL reporter has an idea - and one that he might not be pulling out of the air - for trade involving Jones that would have more than "interest'' effects on the rest of the league.

On an episode of his podcast, NBC Sports' Peter King suggested that the Patriots could create a deal to ship out Mac Jones ... and then domino their way to a deal to acquire Lamar Jackson.

"If they somehow, somewhere can find a landing spot for Mac Jones, how interesting would it be to have the Patriots then go try to make a deal with Lamar Jackson," King asked.

One of King's points is that the Patriots are poised to have the worst QB in the AFC East, with the New York Jets likely to acquire Aaron Rodgers, and the Bills and Dolphins employing Josh Allen and Tua Tagovailoa, respectively. Bigger than that, though, is the fact that Jackson is in a contract stalemate with the Ravens and wants out ... with New England owner Robert Kraft revealing (via Meek Mill!) that Lamar likes the idea of landing with the Patriots.

The price for a Jackson trade would be high, but the Patriots' assets to do such a deal would be fortified depending on what they could get in a deal for Jones.

As always, the easiest solution is that all parties kiss and make up with their present partners - Jones and coach Bill Belichick in New England and Lamar and the Ravens front office in Baltimore. But King isn't prone to tossing junk against the wall to see if if sticks ... meaning this "rumor'' bears watching.

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