One of the biggest questions hanging over the New England Patriots coming out of their season-opening loss to the Miami Dolphins is the health of quarterback Mac Jones.
He got banged up on a roughing the passer penalty during the game after being completely leveled by Dolphins safeties Brandon Jones and Jevon Holland. After the game, it was noted that Jones had entered the x-ray room to get checked out for a back injury.
Fortunately for the Patriots, the x-rays came back negative, and the second-year quarterback has a chance to play against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, despite dealing with back spasms.
This is the roughing the passer play Jones said he suffered his back injury on. He got walloped. https://t.co/ldk0KiwQee
— Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) September 15, 2022
This play is a reminder of how quickly a season can change for a football team. The offense is already struggling at the moment, but it would have gone off a cliff if it lost Jones for an extended period of time.
Things won’t get any easier against a Steelers defense that completely decimated the defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1.
