FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones was not fined by the NFL for grabbing and twisting the ankle of Carolina Panthers defensive end Brian Burns in last Sunday's game, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday.
The action, which could've been penalized for holding, did not rise to the level of a fine in the NFL's opinion, the source told Schefter.
The play occurred near the end of the first quarter of the Patriots' 24-6 win. After Burns hit Jones on a strip-sack from the blind side, the quarterback grabbed Burns' right ankle and held on as the end tried to escape, with Carolina linebacker Frankie Luvu recovering the fumble more than 10 yards away.