{"id":33935,"date":"2025-09-27T23:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T23:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33935"},"modified":"2025-09-27T23:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T23:18:04","slug":"nfl-announces-punishment-for-patriots-starter-before-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33935","title":{"rendered":"NFL Announces Punishment for Patriots Starter Before Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2181382636-e1759011292381.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2181382636-e1759011292381.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2181382636-e1759011292381.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2181382636-e1759011292381.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"NFL Announces Punishment for Patriots Starter Before Week 4\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>(Photo by Adam Glanzman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Jones #25 of the New England Patriots reacts after a punt return during the third quarter against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium on October 27, 2024 in Foxborough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The great frustration for the Patriots in the Week 3 loss to Pittsburgh at home was that, for the players on the home team (the game was at Gillette Stadium), the bulk of the loss can be placed on the men in the mirror. Five turnovers were the big culprit, as were some ill-timed penalties.<\/p>\n<p>For one Patriots starter, the mistakes will carry over to his checkbook, as cornerback Marcus Jones was hit with a \u201cgameday infraction\u201d fine by the NFL, according to the league\u2019s operations center.<\/p>\n<p>The fine for Jones was on an unnecessary roughness call in the first quarter on a short out-pass from Aaron Rodgers to Jonnu Smith. In attempting to cover Smith, Jones had to contend with a block from tight end Pat Freiermuth, and Jones took out his legs, resulting in a 15-yard penalty.<\/p>\n<p>The hit will cost Jones $9,151, a number set forth in the collective bargaining agreement. It was one of 20 fines handed out for Week 3 play.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Marcus Jones Penalty Was Costly<\/h2>\n<p>The Patriots only committed seven penalties, but they all seemed to be costly. Jones\u2019s certainly was. The Steelers had been backed up inside the 10-yard line on a third-and-6 play 30 seconds before, but a holding call on cornerback Alex Austin gave them an automatic first down and erased a Milton Williams sack.<\/p>\n<p>Jones followed with his penalty on the very next play, granting Pittsburgh 15 yards and moving them out to the 36-yard line. Suddenly, what appeared to be a chance for the patriots to suffocate the Steelers and force a punt from deep in their own territory opened up an opportunity for Rodgers to lead a 12-play, 90-yard drive for a touchdown that gave Pittsburgh a 14-0 lead.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patriots Far Too Sloppy in Week 3<\/h2>\n<p>Certainly, coach Mike Vrabel wants to see the Patriots play a cleaner brand of football going forward. The team has shown some positives, but at 1-2, it has also shown it\u2019s not good enough to overcome the flood of mistakes the players are making.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to state the obvious,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cWe just have to not give them so many chances with the turnovers, take care of those things. There\u2019s a lot to clean up. A lot of good in there, but unfortunately just not enough to get us to win, to get us to really have any sort of advantage in a football game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time I felt like we were going to take the momentum and be able to score and move forward in the game, and the defense did a great job there. 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