After Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s game-winning touchdown against the Chiefs in Week 5, a lot of attention was paid to Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones. actions on the part.
Lawrence tripped and fell to start the play and replays showed Jones slowed his pursuit of the quarterback even though he wasn’t thrown out. Lawrence got up, but Jones did little to pursue him and the quarterback raced to score.
Jones was not asked about this reaction after the match, but he was asked about it at a press conference THURSDAY. Jones said he thought Lawrence was depressed before adding that “it’s my job not to think, it’s my job to finish.” That echoes what head coach Andy Reid said Wednesday, “you can’t think he’s down.”
“That’s a teaching point for me,” Jones said. “I can’t think the play is over. It’s a learning lesson. I thought it was over, I thought we had depressed him. I stopped a little, I was about to celebrate, then I realized he wasn’t depressed. The lesson for me is ‘don’t stop.’
Jones was also asked about deactivating his social media accounts due to criticism of his efforts. Jones said he turned them off “a few days before” the game and thought there was “a lot to be gained from constructive criticism.” Social media isn’t very interested in this topic, but Jones seems to have heard about it since Monday evening.
