Mac Jones pleaded the fifth.
The Patriots quarterback met with the media on a video convention late Monday afternoon and wouldn’t expose a lot of something in regards to the harm he suffered in opposition to the Ravens.
He was requested quite a few questions in regards to the left ankle harm, which assessments confirmed was a excessive ankle sprain, based on a supply.
An NFL Network report additional categorised the sprain as being “pretty severe” which might seemingly preserve him out of this weekend’s sport in opposition to the Green Bay Packers — on the very least — with veteran Brian Hoyer his seemingly alternative.
Jones, nonetheless, neither confirmed nor denied that chance. He referred all medical questions to move coach Bill Belichick. Most of the second-year quarterback’s solutions struck an identical tone and chorus.
“I’m just taking it day-to-day, making sure everything is good. Honestly, any injury questions are Coach Belichick’s thing,” he mentioned, responding to the primary query about his ankle. “So I’m not here to answer them. I appreciate everyone reaching out, and looking out for me, it’s kind of just a day-to-day thing. I’m just trying to get better.”
Asked if his intent was to be able to play this week, if that was his aim, Jones supplied extra of the identical.
“Like I said, just taking it day-by-day, see how I feel, do my treatment, kind of just go through that,” he mentioned. “Like I always do, just focus on today. And when tomorrow comes, focus on tomorrow. Any updates, like I said, you can talk to coach.”
Did he really feel he’d be capable of play once more this season?
“Like I said, just taking it day-by-day, getting my treatment, and doing what I do,” he mentioned. “Just see how I feel. If you have any more of those type questions, talk to Coach Belichick. He likes to answer those questions, so you can ask him.”
Jones really giggled after delivering that line. Belichick did converse with the media, however it was earlier within the day. He had nothing new to supply at that time, saying he didn’t need to get into any “wild speculation.”
While experiences advised Jones could be looking for a second opinion, the quarterback wouldn’t acknowledge any of that.
He additionally didn’t need to revisit the play that brought on the harm, and had him hop off the sphere in apparent ache, earlier than getting help to the locker room.
The play in query was the Patriots’ closing offensive play within the 37-26 loss. Jones, who threw a choose on the play, couldn’t put any weight on his left leg after twisting the ankle in a collision with Ravens defensive lineman Calais Campbell.
“It is what it is,” he lastly mentioned relating to the play. “It’s football, it’s physical. I feel good about it.”
Asked if he deliberate on reaching out to 2 former Alabama quarterbacks — Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts — who suffered excessive ankle sprains for recommendation or data, and the opportunity of present process a brand new modern process (tightrope surgical procedure) that may quicken his restoration, Jones wouldn’t get into that, both.
“I think everyone’s different,” he mentioned. “Like I said, I’m just going to take it day-to-day, get my treatment and see how I feel. Everyone’s different, so I really can’t speak for other people.”
The reality he stored saying “day-to-day,” was there was any significance behind repeatedly utilizing that time period?
“A lot of times you don’t really know exactly what happens. You just have to take it, get your treatment, and hopefully you feel better the next day,” he mentioned. “You just grow from there. So definitely want to do that and just try to get better.”
During his radio look on WEEI’s “Merloni, Fauria and Mego” following his video name with reporters, Jones mentioned he felt higher than he did the day gone by. But he additionally largely deflected and deferred when it got here to the harm questions.
With extreme sprains, that normally means there’s ligament injury. Reports advised Jones hoped to keep away from surgical procedure. Given the reported severity of the harm, and projected timelines for restoration, it will appear seemingly that Jones can be positioned on Injured Reserve. That would have him out no less than 4 weeks.
Jones, nonetheless, wasn’t into any timelines. He simply informed the media he was doing no matter he might to “make sure I get my health back.”
Special groups captain Matthew Slater was on a video name earlier than Jones, and was requested about the opportunity of dropping Jones for any time period.
“I hope we don’t have to find that out, but I do believe we’ll respond the right way,” mentioned Slater. “We’re very early in our season, and if we don’t handle it the right way, this thing could spiral away from us.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com