FOXBORO — Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson was lively in Sunday’s 27-17 loss to the Chiefs however didn’t play a single snap and wasn’t noticed on the sideline.
Jackson’s agent, Neil Schwartz, advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Jackson is coping with psychological well being points.
It appears one thing will need to have occured between 11:30 a.m. ET when inactives have been introduced and 1 p.m. when the sport began. If the Patriots had identified Jackson wasn’t going to play, then cornerback Shaun Wade possible wouldn’t have been included on the inactive checklist. The Patriots have been left with Jonathan Jones, Myles Bryant and rookie Alex Austin, who mentioned he was stunned to start out.
“I found out right when the game started,” Austin mentioned.
Jones missed time earlier than halftime with an harm, leaving the workforce with simply two wholesome cornerbacks.
“He wasn’t available,” head coach Bill Belichick mentioned of Jackson. “Just leave it at that.”
Jackson started his profession with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He left to affix the Chargers on a high-priced free-agent deal in 2022 however rapidly wore out his welcome and was traded again to the Patriots earlier this season. The timing couldn’t have been higher for Jackson’s return after the Patriots misplaced rookie cornerback Christian Gonzalez to a season-ending harm. Jackson has struggled on and off of the sector in his return, nonetheless.
The veteran cornerback was left residence from Germany within the Patriots’ Week 10 journey to face the Colts after he missed curfew on the workforce’s lodge. He took accountability for the state of affairs after the Patriots’ Week 11 bye.
“I don’t know what happened with him,” defensive sort out Davon Godchaux mentioned Sunday of Jackson. “I’m sure Belichick can answer that. I’m sure he’ll answer that if he feels like it. But I’m sure it’ll be addressed. I don’t know what happened, though.”
Godchaux did say it was shocking that Jackson didn’t play.
“I was expecting to see him on the sidelines just like you guys was,” Godchaux mentioned. “We’ll see.”
Defensive finish Deatrich Wise mentioned he noticed Jackson earlier than the sport.
“Yeah, when I saw him in the locker room, I thought he was going to play,” Wise mentioned. “Yeah, that’s all I have.”
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