FOXBORO — It’s nonetheless not clear what triggered Jack Jones to stroll off the Patriots’ observe subject early Thursday simply to return to take a knee on the sideline.
But the final particular person to speak to Jones earlier than he left the sphere was Patriots veteran security Jabrill Peppers, who walked together with his arm across the younger cornerback after a aggressive play in observe.
“I was just giving him some wisdom,” Peppers mentioned Sunday. “He’s an ultra-competitive kid, so I was just giving him some wisdom. That’s all.”
Jones broke up a move supposed for broad receiver Kendrick Bourne. After talking with coaches and teammates, Jones walked off the observe subject with out consideration from trainers. He returned roughly 20 minutes later.
“It’s football. It’s training camp,” Peppers mentioned. “You know what I mean? Things come up, things happen. But that’s all part of football.”
Patriots coaches wouldn’t say what triggered Jones to depart the sphere throughout video convention media availability Friday. Jones spoke to the media Friday for the primary time this summer season and would solely say it was “just football” concerning the incident.
Jones participated in Friday evening’s simulated scrimmage at Gillette Stadium. He was a full participant in Sunday’s session and obtained beginning reps with Jonathan Jones out, so it seems no matter occurred Thursday at this level is water below the bridge.
Jones can also be going through fees for allegedly bringing two loaded weapons into Logan Airport in June.
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