The NFL fined Patriots quarterback Mac Jones $23,976 Saturday for 2 incidents within the group’s 22-18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals final week.
Jones was fined $13,367 for throwing himself into the decrease physique of Bengals cornerback Eli Apple on the finish of an obvious Cincinnati fumble return that was later overturned. Apple referred to as it a “dirty play,” whereas Jones defined he was making an attempt to maintain the veteran nook from impeding Patriots vast receiver Tyquan Thornton, who was forward of him and the participant closest to stopping the Bengals from finishing a scoop-and-score.
Jones’ second tremendous, for $10,609, was for making an attempt to get well Rhamondre Stevenson’s fourth-quarter fumble that clinched a Bengals win.
He was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on the play, when he added to the pile late and pursued the ball after Cincinnati had recovered. Jones defined his actions after the sport saying: “There’s a little bit of a pile there and then the ball squirted out into another pile; I went over there and tried to grab the ball to save the game. At the end of the day, you’ve got to take your chance and try to get the ball, compete for the ball, because it’s a live ball until somebody holds it up in the air. You got to go get it, and that’s what I tried to do.”
Earlier this season, Jones was fined $10,609 for flipping the ball at a Bills defender within the fourth quarter of a 24-10 loss to Buffalo. He was additionally flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on that play.
Asked on Wednesday concerning the notion that he’s a grimy participant, Jones mentioned: “Everybody has an opinion and the biggest thing for me is focusing on being the best teammate I can be and earning the respect of the people in this building and the people I care about. Obviously, I have respect for everybody around the league. It takes a lot to get to this league. There’s really good players out there, and we’re all playing hard and trying to win. At the end of the day, you have to keep that in mind.”
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