Field Level Media
New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones said Monday that he doesn't expect a back issue to keep him out of Sunday's game at Pittsburgh.
The team provided the first clue that something could be wrong with Jones when it announced after Sunday's 20-7 loss to the Miami Dolphins that Jones wouldn't be available to speak to the media due to a back injury.
Jones told reporters Monday that he thought his back was hurt on a roughing-the-passing penalty in the fourth quarter.
"I've been hit harder before, I'll probably get hit harder in the future," the 24-year-old Jones said.