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Mac Jones says ‘nothing was intentional’ with hitting Sauce Gardner during Patriots-Jets game

Mac Jones and the Patriots left East Rutherford with a win on Sunday afternoon.

But the New England quarterback is facing some controversy after Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner accused Jones of striking him below the belt after a scrum at the line of scrimmage.

“That’s probably the first time that ever happened to me,” Gardner said after New England’s 15-10 win. “[Jones] got tackled, and he reached his hand up to try to get me to help him up. And I just moved his hand out of the way. So then he gets up, he just [came[ up to me like, ‘Good job.