Ex New England Patriots Captain: Mac Jones Not 'Dirty' But ...

Is New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones a dirty player? That seems to be the question on many people's minds after another incident involving the third-year signal-caller during the Patriots win over the New York Jets.

Following the Patriots 15-10 victory, star Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner gave the media new ammunition last Sunday, claiming that Jones intentionally hit him below the belt early in the fourth quarter. However, Jones recently disputed that, saying nothing was "intentional" as he was trying to move on to the next play.

Although even with the mere discussion of another instance where Jones could be perceived as a dirty player, his former teammate Devin McCourty has now spoken about it.

“I won’t call Mac a dirty player because I know him personally, and I think he’s a good dude; he’s a good kid," McCourty recently said in an interview on WEEI's Greg Hill Show. "But, I will say that he has to stop being around these incidents.

"It won’t matter what any current teammate says, former teammate says. It’s getting to the point where, ‘is it intentional? Is it on purpose?’ It’s not going to matter because once you’re involved in too many of these situations it is what it is.”

This seems to be an ongoing saga for Jones through three seasons. It all started as a rookie when he was accused of intentionally twisting the ankle of Carolina Panthers' edge rusher Brian Burns.

Then, just last season, Jones garnered more scrutiny for a slide against the Chicago Bears, where his high leg appeared to have kicked Jaquan Brisker. Then, in the Week 16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, a cut block on cornerback Eli Apple netted him a fine from the league.

While the whispers of a potential suspension have been put to bed, no news has come of whether Jones will be assessed another fine, this time due to his alleged low blow to Gardner.

However, no matter the outcome, McCourty believes these continued incidents are becoming too much for even Jones' teammates and supporters to back him on.

"I think he needs to do a better job of finding his way out of whatever it is you want to call it … all of these different things; I think for anybody, you can’t keep defending the same things,” McCourty said.