FOXBOROUGH — For the first time in Mac Jones’ career, he’s been fined by the league.
In Saturday’s loss to the Bengals, Jones dove at cornerback Eli Apple’s legs being behind the play as linebacker Germaine Pratt ran a potential turnover into the end zone. The league deemed the block illegal and docked Jones $11,139. Beyond that, Apple blasted him afterwards, calling it a “dirty play” and saying he’s seen the quarterback cross the line before.
(You can watch the play here.)
A few players across the league echoed Apple’s comments, and on Wednesday afternoon, Jones was asked what he thought about being labeled a dirty player.