“He played his a** off, man,” head coach Kyle Shanahan had nothing else to say for Mac Jones , who started for an injured quarterback for the third time this season.
Jones’ performance carried the San Francisco 49ers to a nail-biting 26-23 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football. He was a one-legged man peeling the gridiron, hopping on the sidelines, and then returning right back into the action, limping. But beating his body to this extent can come at a very high cost.
With the 49ers up 17-7 in the third quarter, Jared Verse came crashing in on Jones. This left Jones rolling over immediately, clutching his left leg, grimacing in pain. Yet somehow, he manages to get to the sideline. With such a banged-up condition for Jones, fans are a littl