Maurice Jones-Drew Says Greg Jones Almost Didn’t Block for Him Once to Keep Him From Winning Fantasy Matchup

Many Jacksonville Jaguars fans are relegated to rooting for their fantasy teams when their teal-clad squad takes the field each Sunday. It turns out actual Jaguars players are, too.

Maurice Jones-Drew said on Evan and Phillips in the Morning on Mad Dog Radio SiriusXM 86 on Wednesday that a teammate once almost skipped a block because he didn’t want Jones-Drew to beat him in fantasy football.

“Greg Jones — see, he’s not on the team anymore — perfect example,” Jones-Drew said, as transcribed by larrybrownsports.com. “I was playing against him [in fantasy], and we have our equipment guys keep us up on [the fantasy scores] during games. You know who you have, and you see when you’re not on the field, obviously, but … I think if I scored, I was going to [beat Jones]. We got on the one-yard line, and they were like, ‘We better call this run play.’

“I’m like, ‘Greg, don’t do it.’ And he looked at me, and he winked. And I was like, ‘Greg. It’s not time to play. This is bigger than [winning in fantasy]. Let’s not do this.”

Jones-Drew said the wink meant that Jones wasn’t planning on blocking the defender.

NFL teams have been known to crack down on off-the-field activities or sideline distractions. This appears to be an area that could use similar attention.