FOXBORO — The Patriots elected to start out Sunday’s loss to the Commanders with two of their high cornerbacks on the bench.
Cornerbacks J.C. Jackson and Jack Jones started Week 9 on the sideline whereas Shaun Wade, who hadn’t performed protection since Week 6, began at exterior cornerback reverse Jonathan Jones. Jackson didn’t enter the sport till the Patriots’ third defensive drive. Jack Jones had his helmet on however a towel round his neck for the complete first quarter. At one level, throughout a Patriots defensive drive, he sat on the Patriots’ bench subsequent to kicker Chad Ryland whereas the remainder of the crew’s reserves stood nearer to the sideline. He lastly entered the sport with 11:12 remaining within the second quarter.
Wade performed 13 whole snaps however just one got here after the Patriots’ first two defensive drives. Jackson completed the sport with 53 snaps whereas Jack Jones was on the sector for 30 snaps. Jonathan Jones led cornerbacks with 60 snaps whereas Myles Bryant performed 55 snaps.
Head coach Bill Belichick stated Jackson and Jack Jones weren’t benched to start out the sport.
“Everybody played,” Belichick stated. “They all played.”
When requested why Wade barely performed after the primary two collection’, Belichick repeated, “They all played.”
Belichick was requested a follow-up to make clear if Jack Jones’ enjoying time was disciplinary in nature.
“We played all the corners,” he responded. “I think we played all the safeties. I think we played everybody on defense.”
Patriots gamers didn’t present any extra specifics, however security Adrian Phillips did appear to suggest there was extra to the story.
“I can’t get into that, but if you want to know what that is, you’re going to have to talk to them,” security Adrian Phillips stated when requested if he was stunned that Jackson and Jack Jones sat to start out the sport. “But they ended up playing, so it is what it is.”
Jackson appeared within the locker room however wouldn’t reply questions. Jack Jones by no means entered the locker room after the sport.
Linebacker and captain Ja’Whaun Bentley declined to handle the cornerbacks’ enjoying time.
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