Since neither Mac Jones nor Bill Belichick is going to give us anything, Patriots fans and media members alike have to try and piece together clues about the quarterback’s injury situation.
At this point, really the only thing the public knows about Jones’ ailment is that it’s a sprained ankle — most likely on the side of severe. But it’s still unclear how the sophomore signal-caller plans on treating the injury, which in turn casts uncertainty over Jones’ timetable for return.
One apparent option for Jones is having tightrope surgery on the ankle, a procedure fellow Alabama products Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts had done during their collegiate careers.