US EditionMac Jones returns after 49ers QB appears to hurt his left knee against Rams
Mac Jones returned to play after a hard hit despite already wearing a knee brace for a PCL injury and helped the 49ers maintain a 20-7 lead in the third quarter.
- During Thursday night, Mac Jones, New England Patriots quarterback, appeared to hurt his left knee in the third quarter but later returned to play, according to sources.
- Playing this year because Brock Purdy, San Francisco's $265 million incumbent, is sidelined, Mac Jones, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, started his third game wearing a brace for a PCL injury.
- During a third-and-goal play Byron Young, Los Angeles Rams linebacker, hit Jones with a blind-side tackle that knocked him down and landed on him; Prime Video rules analyst Terry McAulay said officials should have called roughing the passer.
- The 49ers led 20-7 and after Jones's injury they secured a 20-yard Eddy Piniero field goal, while Adrian Martinez remains untested with no NFL passes.
- At the bench Jones reviewed video on a tablet while trainers attended, and Prime Video's Kaylee Hartung reported he did not receive a formal evaluation.
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Mac Jones returns after 49ers QB appears to hurt his left knee against Rams
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones was able to return after appearing to hurt his left knee in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Rams.
Mac Jones aggravates knee as 49ers take 20-7 lead
Charean Williams , Facebook Mac Jones has been on the injury report with a knee injury for the past two weeks. He took a hard hit from Jared Verse on a 10-yard pass to Kendrick Bourne in the third quarter. The 49ers quarterback limped all the way down the field and then was in obvious pain on the next play when he pitched the ball to Christian McCaffrey. Four plays later, on third-and-goal, Byron Young knocked Jones to the ground on an incomplet…
Mac Jones injury: Terry McAulay criticizes controversial no-call after hard hit on 49ers QB
by: Nick Schultz 29 minutes ago NickSchultz_7 After taking a hard hit in the third quarter of Thursday’s game, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones stayed on the turf at SoFi Stadium, holding his left knee. On the play, though, Prime Video rules analyst Terry McAulay said the officials should have called roughing the passer. Jones went down after Byron Young laid a huge hit on 3rd and Goal. He eventually jogged off and headed toward the ben…
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