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Mac Jones responds to fine from the league, criticism of his play

Related Topics: Matt Slater, Eli Apple

FOXBORO -- Mac Jones has heard it from a variety of NFL-related corners. Players. Former players. Media.

He's being deemed "dirty" for the low hit he put on Eli Apple during his team's Christmas Eve loss to the Bengals. And Jones was fined by the league for the hit, buttressing those claims.

Matthew Slater said earlier this week that he didn't view his quarterback in that light. Jones himself was asked about hearing the criticism, and the fine, on Wednesday.

"Everybody has an opinion," Jones said.