Former New England Patriots star CB J.C. Jackson hasn’t had the homecoming he was waiting for.
Both HC Bill Belichick and CB coach Mike Pellegrino didn’t want to make a big deal about Jackson being on the bench during their loss to the Washington Commanders, but the cat is now officially out of the bag.
According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Patriots currently have some serious ‘questions about his reliability,’ which is why they decided to keep him at home and hope he’s ‘back with the team in a better place’ after the Bye week.
#Patriots CB JC Jackson is not expected to travel with the team to Germany for their game against the #Colts, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo. With questions about his reliability, the decision was made to have him stay home, get through the bye and return in a better place. pic.twitter.com/kNdbeI9RLs
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 8, 2023
Therefore, Jackson won’t travel with the team to Germany for Sunday’s showdown with the Indianapolis Colts in Frankfurt.
Belichick and Pellegrino didn’t want to get into details as to why Jackson wasn’t on the field to start the game vs. the Commanders.
Then, a report surfaced about Jackson arriving late to the team’s hotel on Saturday, which is why the coaches decided to hold him accountable by having him ride the bench to start the game.
Jackson was one of the best players in his position when he left to sign with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022.
The Patriots traded for him in October in the wake of star rookie Christian Gonzalez’s season-ending injury, but things haven’t looked good for the veteran.
He never established himself with the Chargers, up to the point where GM Tom Telesco even reportedly apologized to the players for signing him, so there are clearly some behavior issues there.
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