Quarterback Mac Jones returning to his hometown to sit behind veteran quarterback Trevor Lawrence and improve as a quarterback has gone about as well as expected. Jones has made the improvement he was hoping for upon joining the Jaguars and the team has a competent backup to Lawrence.

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Head Coach Doug Pederson on QB Mac Jones, who will start for a fifth time in six games when the Jaguars play the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sunday: “Every week he just takes another step in that right

The Jacksonville Jaguars have a chance to finish on a high note. They will play their last game against their AFC South division rival, the Indianapolis Colts in Week 18.

Jones will be a free agent at the conclusion of the season after the Jaguars decided not to pick up his fifth-year option.