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Report: Medical problem for Patriots' Jones caused by synthetic marijuana (Shutdown Corner)

New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones was hospitalized on Sunday, but has been with the team every day this week, taking part in meetings and practices as the Patriots prepare to host the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday in the playoffs.

However, the detils of why Jones showed up at the Foxboro (Mass.) Police station on Sunday morning requiring medical attention were sketchy.

But on Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Globe's Chris Gasper reported that Jones had a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana:

Source with knowledge of the situation confirms it was synthetic marijuana that caused Chandler Jones' bad reaction and hospitalization.