The second scare of Mac Jones potentially missing game time in less than a week was brief.
The Patriots starting quarterback returned to practice on Friday after missing Thursday’s practice due to an illness. Jones’s illness wasn’t COVID-related and was believed to be an upset stomach, the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported.
Jones’s original concern of missing playing time was due to a back injury he suffered during the Patriots’ season-opening loss to the Dolphins on Sunday. A hit stemming from a roughing the passer penalty in the fourth quarter caused Jones to undergo X-rays following the game, missing his typical postgame press conference.