Mac Jones injury update: Patriots coach provides latest on former Alabama star QB
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New England Patriots quarterbacks coach Joe Judge doesn’t know when starting quarterback Mac Jones will return from an ankle injury that he suffered in the Week 3 home opener against the Baltimore Ravens.
But he does know this — the former Alabama star is doing everything he possibly can to recover and be back on the field for the 2-3 Patriots, who visit Cleveland this Sunday.
“All I can speak on is how I see him work, and the attitude and enthusiasm for his team he brings every day. So, this guy’s doing everything he can physically to get back on the field full-time for us,” Judge said on Tuesday, via NBCSportsBoston.com. “He’s doing everything he can possible mentally he can to prepare for the game. He comes in every day focused. He does a great job in meetings, he does a great job on the field in what he can do out there when he’s with us.”
Jones has been out since suffering the ankle injury on his last play in New England’s Week 3 loss to Baltimore.
So far this season, Jones has completed 66 percent of his passes for 786 yards with 2 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
Jones led Alabama to the national title in 2020, finishing that season with 4,500 yards passing, 41 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
