Carolina Panthers defensive end Brian Burns wasn’t buying Mac Jones’ explanation that the New England Patriots quarterback was trying to tackle and not injure him after a sack Sunday at Bank of America Stadium.
“It would be nice to have an apology, but it’s not going to happen,” Burns said Wednesday. “However the NFL handles it, it’s on them. I would just like to play them again.
“I wish all my fellow D-end brothers happy hunting. That’s all.”
Jones was asked Wednesday whether he thought about reaching out to Burns to apologize.
“I already addressed that situation,” he said. “I’m just looking forward to playing in this game with the guys we have on our team this week. So we’re already kind of moving forward and ready to play this week.”
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Jones current statement is referring to his interview on WEEI’s “Merloni & Fauria.”
“After I got hit pretty hard, I didn’t really know exactly what was going on,” Jones explained. “I thought [Burns] had the ball and it was my job to try and make the tackle. That was pretty much it.”
The QB continued, “I didn’t mean to hurt anybody or anything like that. I was just trying to tackle him and make the play.”
The play occurred near the end of the first quarter of Carolina’s 24-6 loss. After Burns took Jones down on a strip-sack, the quarterback grabbed Burns’ right ankle and held on as the end tried to escape.
Carolina edge rusher Haason Reddick called the play “completely dirty” Sunday.
“I thought it was some bull at first for him to grab my ankle in the first place,” Burns said. “After watching the video and … him just walking away, everything didn’t seem right about it. I’m down there in pain; he just looked at me and walked off like he did his job or some bull like that.
“After seeing that, that’s when I realized, ‘Damn!'”
