Calling Devin and Jason McCourty “Twin No. He went with the classic hockey nickname construction and calls Brian Hoyer and Jared Stidham “Hoyster” and “Stiddy.” But there are some winners, too. There are some stinkers on the full list. In Cam’s defense, he has nicknames for tons of Patriots players and coaches, so coming up with creative ones for everybody has to be a tough task. Mac & Cheese would be a pretty solid nickname for the connection between Jones and a receiver from Wisconsin (the Patriots actually have two skill position players who played for the Badgers: James White and Troy Fumagalli) but just calling Jones that is just picking the low-hanging fruit. Cam could have gone with something like Corky, or even engaged in some harmless rookie hazing by poking fun at Jones’s given middle name and calling him McCorkle. Jones’s given name is Michael McCorkle Jones, which provides so many options for more inventive nicknames. Really? Mac & Cheese? It’s disappointing how uncreative that is. Jones told reporters on Thursday that Newton has taken to calling him “Mac & Cheese.”
But Jones has already earned a nickname from veteran Cam Newton. 50 on the field at minicamp and OTAs because Bill Belichick makes his rookies earn their actual jersey numbers.
Patriots first-round pick Mac Jones has been wearing No. Everyone on the Patriots gets nickname from Cam, but some are more creative than others.
