Jacoby Brissett eager to compete for Patriots starting QB job as camp opens NBC Sports Boston [Video]

Jacoby Brissett is the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback as training camp begins this week at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.

“Coming out of the spring, Jacoby looks like the starting quarterback,” Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo told reporters at a press conference Tuesday. “That being said, he’ll have competition.”

Mayo also noted that Brissett is the “most pro-ready guy we have” on the roster. Brissett is joined by Bailey Zappe and rookies Drake Maye and Joe Milton on the team’s QB depth chart.

Even if Brissett is the No. 1 quarterback right now, that is not set in stone, and a lot could change over the next month-and-a-half as the internal competition at the position heats up with camp practices and preseason reps ahead of the Sept. 8 regular season opener.

Brissett is preparing to be the starter, but as a veteran, he knows full well that kind of role has to be earned.

“Obviously that’s the ultimate goal. I don’t take things …