Mac Jones says the San Francisco 49ers have built something he hasn’t felt anywhere else in his NFL journey: a locker room that actually lives like a family.
On the “Bussin' With The Boys” podcast, the backup quarterback talked about the bond inside the organization and said the connection between players and staff is a real part of why the team functions so well.
"I'm friends with everybody in the whole [49ers] organization," Jones said. "People hang out outside of football.
It's just totally different - even at Alabama and the Patriots. Everyone is just a family and that's so cool."
Jones didn’t stop there. He said that kind of closeness carries over onto the field and helps shape the team’s identity.
"I think it helps our team," Jones added. "Like even being here for George Kittle at TEU and stuff.
It really helps our team with bonding. The best teams, you all have to be brothers and I feel like our entire organization is like that."
The comments come after Jones put together his best season since his rookie year while backing up Brock Purdy. He went 5-3 as a starter and helped guide the 49ers through their playoff push late in the year.
That experience also helps explain why Jones appears comfortable staying in San Francisco as a backup, even with trade rumors continuing to circle him as a possible starter elsewhere.
"Being there for next year or five years or no more years, that place is awesome," Jones said. "That's something that I am not going to take for granted."
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