Mac Jones may not have said much about life after his breakup with Sophie Scott until now, but the 49ers quarterback was more than willing to let a little personality show on George Kittle and Claire Kittle’s “The Kittle Things” podcast on Wednesday.
The conversation turned to Jones’ dating life, and when George Kittle asked what his “biggest green flags” are in a potential partner, Jones didn’t hesitate: “I am attracted to smart, smart ladies.”
Claire Kittle followed with a more pointed question about dating deal breakers, and Jones kept it short and sharp: “Just don’t go to a seafood spot with me,” Jones quickly replied.
When George Kittle joked that Jones is “allergic to everything,” the quarterback pushed back right away. “I’m not allergic to anything, I just don’t like it.”
The appearance offered a rare peek into Jones’ personal life seven months after his split from Scott, after nearly eight years together. It also fit with the way Jones has been talked about inside the 49ers’ orbit. Kyle Juszczyk has called him a “ladies' man,” and the quarterback’s profile with single women has only seemed to rise since the breakup.
That was reinforced on the “Big Day” podcast last week, when Juszczyk said he has been flooded with messages from women hoping he’ll play matchmaker. “I get so many DMs from girls asking to be hooked up with Mac.
Usually, I’ve had multiple be like, ‘Think about it, Kristin and I could be good friends; we could be couple friends. Them and Mac, me and Kristin.
It’s unbelievable, the lengths these women have gone to get in touch with him.”
On the football side, Jones’ role has been limited with Brock Purdy playing at an impressive MVP level this season, and that has fueled trade chatter with the Nov. 10 deadline approaching. But 49ers general manager John Lynch said the team is comfortable where it stands at quarterback.
“I think back to (former 49ers coach) Bill Walsh; maybe he was on to something when he had Joe Montana, but he also brought Steve Young in here. It’s a good position to be in, a position of strength, and it provides opportunities in a number of ways,” he said on the "Murph & Markus" podcast.
“The most important way being that you’re well insulated in the event something ever were to happen. And then there also are opportunities where you receive calls, and then you make decisions accordingly. But we love our situation at quarterback.”
Jones started eight games for San Francisco last season and completed 69.6 percent of his passes for 2,151 yards, 13 touchdowns and six interceptions.
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