Earlier than Mac Jones’s stellar efficiency within the San Francisco 49ers’ 26-23 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, October 2, the quarterback had fairly a memorable begin to his day.
In keeping with a report by The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, Jones, 27, informed his teammates that he noticed a floating lifeless physique when he was searching on the water from his balcony on the staff resort in Marina del Rey, California.
The police had been notified and, because the gamers had been loading up onto the bus on the way in which to the sport at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium, they reportedly noticed investigators and a coroner’s van on the marina.
As of Friday, October 3, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division stated the incident remains to be underneath investigation.
Regardless of the startling distraction, and his injured knee and cramping all through the sport, Jones threw for 342 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions to steer his staff to a vital time beyond regulation win over their divisional opponent.
“Positively lots of issues occurred, however I really feel good,” Jones informed reporters after the sport. “Simply working via some stuff. I used to be capable of play, in order that’s all that issues. If I can shield myself, then it’s my job to be on the market.”
Jones added, “The fellows on the staff actually had my again. We talked all week about how powerful we needed to be for 4 quarters, and it actually got here all the way down to who was going to be the hardest staff and I imagine it was us, and we have now to proceed to do this to win.”
Thursday marked Jones’s third begin of the season after 49ers beginning quarterback Brock Purdy went down with an damage on September 7 towards the Seattle Seahawks. Purdy’s standing remains to be up within the air for subsequent week’s sport towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday October 12.
“They introduced me right here to play as a backup and that’s my job,” Jones stated. “I’m simply attempting to get some wins for [Purdy] so it helps us down the road. On the finish of the day, that’s what it’s all about. I’ve been in his place, I’ve been a starter, and also you need your backup to go in there and win as a result of on the finish of the season that might be hit and miss between the playoffs or not.”
Jones signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the 49ers in March. He was chosen No. 15 general by the New England Patriots in 2021, the place he spent his first three seasons. Jones appeared in 10 video games final season for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The quarterback earned reward from teammates and his head coach, Kyle Shanahan, after the gutsy efficiency.
“I used to be actual impressed,” Shanahan informed reporters. “He performed his ass off, man. He was unbelievable within the first half. He bought banged up there within the second half and battled via it. He protected the ball and, going towards that protection and throwing the ball that many occasions, not having a turnover and defending the ball like he did, I can’t say sufficient good issues about Mac.”
“He’s an absolute warrior,” stated star working again Christian McCaffrey. “He’s a pacesetter. He’s somebody we are able to all get behind, for positive. It’s a testomony to his angle and the way in which he performs soccer.”
The 49ers sit at 4-1 on the season regardless of some key accidents together with big-name gamers equivalent to Nick Bosa, George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings.
