The sports adage advises a player to “keep your eye on the ball.” But New England Patriots defensive back Jonathan Jones focuses his gaze on something else to know when it’s time for that cliché when covering NFL receivers.
“I try to stare at the receiver as long as I can,” Jones said. “Try to get as much information as him. Your eyes don’t lie, and your hands don’t lie. At some point, the receiver’s got to make that motion to go catch the ball, and there’s a lot in facial expressions, so eyes get big and you can just tell that the ball is coming and try to flip your head around and try to locate the ball.