As suspense built this week regarding whether Patriots quarterback Mac Jones would suit up Sunday, a week after suffering an obviously painful high ankle sprain late in a loss to the Ravens, Boomer Esiason felt a rush of familiarity.
Twenty-eight years ago, Esiason — a longtime studio analyst for CBS’s “NFL Today” and a weekly guest on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” — suffered a similar injury, and his own experience informs his advice for Jones: Hurrying back and trying to play through it is a bad idea.
“I had an ankle injury very similar to this and I missed one game, came back, and it wasn’t right for the rest of the season,’’ said Esiason.