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Mac Jones' return to the New England Patriots didn't go smoothly.
Jones threw a bad interception and early in the second quarter, he was replaced by rookie Bailey Zappe. There were reports that Bill Belichick planned to play both quarterbacks on Monday night, but Jones' early struggles might have sped up the decision to get Zappe in the game.
Zappe immediately drove the Patriots downfield on his first possession and threw a 30-yard touchdown to a wide-open Jakobi Meyers. For the fans who wanted Zappe, they had validation.
Jones didn't start Monday night's game that well. The Patriots fell behind the Chicago Bears 10-0. A few fans started chanting for Zappe after the Bears scored their first touchdown late in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Jones gave Belichick a reason to make a change. Jones rolled right and made the horrendous decision to float up a pass to tight end Jonnu Smith down the sideline. That made it easy for Bears rookie safety Jaquan Brisker to break on the ball, and he made a nice one-handed interception. That came with the Patriots in field-goal range. It was a bad play.
On the Patriots' next series, Zappe came in. Fans cheered when Zappe came on the field. Jones was 3-of-6 for 13 yards in a little more than a quarter when Zappe came in.
Jones missed three games with a high-ankle sprain. In that time, Zappe looked pretty good. The Patriots won both of his starts (Brian Hoyer started the first game after Jones' injury, but was knocked out in the first quarter with a concussion). The Patriots leaked to the media that there would be no quarterback controversy and Jones would start when he was healthy, but there was still the possibility of Jones struggling and Zappe getting another chance.
That happened earlier than expected. Jones lasted a little more than a quarter before Zappe got in the game. Whether the Patriots wanted it or not, a quarterback controversy is unavoidable now.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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