Patriots Corner Jonathan Jones Taking Flight During Busy Offseason

Jonathan Jones has so much going on lately and his offseason is super packed. The New England Patriots star uses every bit of his free time to enjoy his great love.

Jones is one of the better players Bill Belichick has ever had. He also loves flying and he will soon get his Private Pilot’s Certificate. April 15 is a big day for the Patriots player and he has to pass his final exam.

This story started in July 2022. Jones stepped in the cockpit and knew it was the real deal for him.

“A lot of my teammates called me crazy,” Jones told NESN.com on Wednesday. “They all knew I was doing it during the season because they’d see me studying and everything. They were like, ‘There’s no way you’re going to fly.’ But they kind of saw me put in the work throughout the season, and so a lot of them definitely are excited for me.”

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Belichick makes sure his players spend most of their time on the fields or in the facilities. However, Jones goes to his planes after practice or his off days.

“Not a lot of people knew,” Jones said. “On my off days or getting done with practice, I might get a few hours in and go fly. I’d fly out to the Vineyard and Nantucket and then fly back. It’s a different perspective and I enjoy it. I enjoy the challenge of learning. That’s just kind of who I am as a person — I enjoy learning new things.”

We can easily say this was the cherry on top. Jones loves machines, including everything that makes him move around. Flying a plane seemed like a dream come true for the veteran. Jones is living his dream and his passion is real.

“I love machines,” Jones said. “I love 4-wheelers, dirt bikes, boats, jet skis, cars. Anything with a motor in it, I love it. And so, it’s something I always had an interest in. I kinda gave up — not gave up on boating — but kind of transitioned off the lake. I moved off the lake and was like, ‘What else can I get into? What can I do?’ And then I got to getting back into aviation.”

Flying a plane is not that easy. Well, Jones is comfortable in the cockpit. It’s almost impossible to understand how someone can be so passionate about flying.

“It felt un-normally comfortable,” Jones said of his first sessions. ” … It was like, ‘Alright, yeah, I can do this.’ And I think for me, having a lot of knowledge of machinery and moving machinery (helped). I had a motorcycle all throughout college, and that was one of the first things (the instructor) noticed.

“When I started turning, he was like, ‘Do you drive a motorcycle?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I had a motorcycle in college.’ And he was like, ‘I can tell, just by how you lean and bank with the plane.’ So, a lot of those things were synonymous.”