If you believe Mac Jones is a 'dirty player,' the NFL gave you some validation this weekend.
fourth-quarter fumble near the goal line. Jones was penalized for unnecessary roughness at the time but said later he was just trying to make a play to keep New England in the game.
"I went over there and tried to grab the ball to save the game," Jones told reporters."At the end of the day, you’ve got to take your chance and try to get the ball, got to 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."
Jones has now been fined three times in the past month, as the NFL charged the QB $10,609 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he threw the ball at Buffalo Bills defensive end A.J. Epenesa in a Week 13 loss.doesn't seem bothered by the narrative"Everybody has an opinion," Jones said Wednesday."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.