Mac Jones, who’s dealing with a attainable superb from the league for his low hit on Eli Apple throughout Saturday’s loss, says he wasn’t making an attempt to harm the Bengals cornerback.
He was simply making an attempt to make a play.
On his weekly look on WEEI’s “Merloni, Fauria & Mego” present, Jones was requested to clarify what he was making an attempt to do on the hit in query.
Jones appeared to fumble the soccer on what was ultimately dominated an incomplete cross.
During the return by linebacker Germaine Pratt, who picked up the unfastened ball, Jones went low to make a block, taking out Apple’s legs. Apple was making an attempt to advance to make a block on Patriots WR Tyquan Thornton, who was the closest Patriot in pursuit of Pratt.
“Obviously, I went down in front of him to kind of get in the way to stop him from slowing down Tyquan, who could obviously make the tackle there,” Jones defined. “So I went went down in entrance of him, making an attempt to cease a quick man from getting to a different quick man. Just a split-second determination. There’s quite a bit that goes into it.
“You’re out there trying to compete. It’s a physical game. I’m just trying to help the team win.”
Apple referred to as it a “dirty play,” however Jones stated he’d by no means attempt to intentionally injure anybody.
“I have all the respect for Eli and the Bengals,” stated Jones. “They played a great game. There’s no hard feelings and definitely no intention to hurt anybody on that play, nor do I believe that when I’m playing quarterback . . . I get hit a lot, too. So we’re all out there playing hard. It’s just part of the game.”
The NFL prohibits low blocks after a change of possession. Jones indicated he didn’t know the play had been waved lifeless.
“I was just playing the play. I saw Tyquan running, and Eli running to get him,” stated Jones. “At that point, you gotta play the play, play it all the way through cuz you don’t know what’s happening. (Whether they’d going to ) review it, or not review it. Just had to play it through and try and make the right play and slow everything down.”
The league is at the moment evaluating the play and a ruling on a attainable needs to be identified by the top of the week.
Source: www.bostonherald.com