New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is in the NFL headlines this week, but it’s not for the 15-10 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.
Following the game, Jets cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner accused Jones of hitting him below the belt after he refused to help the third-year quarterback up after a play.
Buy Patriots TicketsThe video of the alleged incident shows Jones leaning into Gardner when getting up, and the Jets cornerback suddenly shoves him across the field. It’s hard to know for sure exactly what happened from that particular video, but maybe there are others out there that would give a better indication of what actually happened in that moment.
Posting this so I don’t get fined lol pic.twitter.com/2KjcAVTNsW
— SAUCE GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) September 25, 2023
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reported on Monday that the NFL is looking into Gardner’s allegations. Whether disciplinary action is ultimately taken against Jones remains to be seen.
For now, here’s what fans on Twitter are saying about Jones’ alleged low blow on Gardner.
Sauce: pic.twitter.com/orATEtOWvk
— DraftKings Network (@DKNetwork) September 25, 2023
I literally don’t see anything. They should show the previous 10 seconds of the video though where mac was thrown to the ground after the whistle was called and no flag was thrown though.
— N (@Laeku_) September 25, 2023
maybe if the video wasn’t in 144p lmfao
— Jack🐢 (@NYGJack) September 25, 2023
I watched this 38 times and I don’t see anything
— Kyle (@MasterPShredder) September 25, 2023
Idk boss man I’m not seeing anything that shows a malicious violation of Sauce, I do see him standup and Sauce is in his face, maybe his hand grazed it but it didn’t look like he was punched or anything, I do see Sauce blatantly push the QB to ground 15 seconds after play over
— Yap (@Yapybara) September 25, 2023
where 😂🤡
— -_- (@bostonchips) September 25, 2023
Literally what does this show
— AlecZeoli (@CarBombs4Evry1) September 25, 2023
I dont see much
— Der German Tiger🐅 (@DerGermanTiger) September 25, 2023
Where did Mac touch him here? LMAO
— t🏆 (@DPOYDUGGER) September 25, 2023
Nice of him to record it with a calculator
— Dallas Dondarrion (@Dondarrionn) September 25, 2023
Mac barely makes contact with him and I don’t think the contact was intentional, Sauce overreacting. I don’t think either should be suspended but if any should be considered for suspension it should be Sauce. He made substantial contact compared to Mac.
— Jennifer (@JennLeigh91) September 25, 2023
What did Mac do? Idgi. He literally just stood up lol
— Enabledswing (@enabledswing) September 25, 2023
Anyone saying Mac Jones is at fault here is being ridiculous, he literally stands up and Sauce pushes him
— Nathan Zielinski (@zeeeee1320) September 25, 2023
I’m so confused, why did he shove Jones?
— 〽️ichael Jacob (@mjc7006) September 25, 2023
Listen, I don’t like Mac Jones, but I am scrubbing frame by frame and I can’t see anything.
— Jim McCann (@TiberiusMcCann) September 25, 2023
Shows nothing but Gardner shoving a defenseless qb after the play. Thought the @NFL had rules against that?
— Justin Roberts (@rustinjoberts12) September 25, 2023
What are we supposed to see here pic.twitter.com/LfNKG1zZje
— Charles V Luck (@CharlesVLuck) September 25, 2023
Um, I’m no Sack Jones fan, but this video does help Sauce at all. pic.twitter.com/8Pt7HW8bA5
— The Keeper (@TheKeeper2016) September 25, 2023
Sauce literally slapped him when he was reaching out to get up.
— Mohkwin (@Mohkwin) September 25, 2023
I still feel like im being trolled? What happened?
— Mike Hamoui (@MikeHamoui) September 25, 2023
