Brian Hoyer‘s second stint with the Patriots has been extended. The quarterback has agreed to a two-year, $4MM deal according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter (Twitter link). 
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Hoyer’s third stint with the Patriots will continue. Hoyer was brought in last year to mentor Mac Jones and played a role in the rookie’s development. Now, heading into Year Two, the Pats may have a top-10 caliber QB in Jones and a steady veteran backstop behind him.
“Brian’s been a really close friend of mine since I’ve gotten here, and I know he’s older than me, and [I] might be closer in age to his son, Garrett, but he’s still a really good mentor, and he just does a great job every week,” Jones said in October (via Jim McBride of The Boston Globe). “He’s super supportive of me and trying to help me in any way he can, and, you know, he’s hard on me sometimes, which is good, so he holds me to a high standard, and then he also has fun and enjoys the game, so he’s been around for a long time, and I think all the quarterbacks in our room have done that, and Brian is just a great example of a great team leader and a great team player.’’
Hoyer, entering his 14th pro year, saw time in five games last year, completing nine of eleven passes. He’ll be re-joined by guard/center James Ferentz, who also agreed to a new deal on Monday, per McBride.
Great move by Bill. It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out. It would certainly make sense to go with Mac and begin the youth movement however if the Pats think there in a win now situation they may still go with Hoyer. Either way it will be good competition during camp. Personally I believe hoyer will be starting come week one
Huh? Why would Jones get benched after last year? You have to be joking…
Clown alert! Hoyers career Dvoa is actually higher then that of Mac Jones, Justin Herbert, among others. He’s clearly the Patriots better option
I don’t think “win now” and “Hoyer” have ever been used in the same sentence before.
Might as well bench Jones and bring Drew Bledsoe back to start…
Terrible idea! Bledsoe has been out of the league for years.
And Hoyer hasn’t been a regular starter in 6 years. What’s the difference?
Pretty sure it was a joke.
“Brian Hoyer‘s second stint with the Patriots has been extended.”
“ Hoyer’s third stint with the Patriots will continue.”
Is this his second or third stint? I’m confused.
Zach Links. Enough said.
I think Hoyer will eventually transition into a coaching role somewhere within the league. I’m not surprised that BB is taking advantage of the experience and mentoring ability Hoyer has to offer.