Chandler Jones spoke to the media Thursday for the first time since injuring his hip in Week 7, which, in New England Patriots speak, translates to good news.
Head coach Bill Belichick traditionally doesn’t allow players to talk to the media until they’re healthy. Of course, Jones talking Thursday could just be a smoke screen to force the San Diego Chargers to waste their time fully preparing for the starting defensive end. Belichick’s a tricky guy to read.
Jones was limited in practice for his fifth consecutive session. He said he’s taking his rehab “a day at a time,” but preferred not to talk about his ailment.
“I try not to talk about the injury,” Jones told the media in San Diego, where the Patriots are practicing this week. “We’re not going to talk about the injury at all.”
Check out the rest of the Patriots’ injury report:
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
LB Chris White (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
LS Danny Aiken (concussion)
CB Kyle Arrington (ankle)
OL Dan Connolly (ankle)
DL Dominique Easley (knee)
WR Julian Edelman (thigh)
OL Cameron Fleming (ankle)
LB Dont’a Hightower (shoulder)
DE Chandler Jones (hip)
WR Brandon LaFell (shoulder)
RB Shane Vereen (ankle)
FULL PARTICIPATION
QB Tom Brady (ankle)
OL Marcus Cannon (hip)
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
WR Aaron Dobson (hamstring)
Thumbnail photo via Elise Amendola/Associated Press
