Sauce Gardner shares video he says shows Patriots QB Mac Jones hitting him ‘in my private parts’

On Sunday, Sauce Gardner accused New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones of hitting him below the belt.

On Monday, Gardner shared video that purportedly shows the alleged incident. The video shows Gardner, a New York Jets cornerback, shoving Jones after Jones emerges from the middle of a scrum following a quarterback sneak during Sunday’s game between the AFC East rivals. Gardner continues to pursue Jones as an official intervenes and Jones walks away from the situation.

Later Monday, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini shared video from a league source with a zoomed-in few of the alleged incident. The alleged hit is mostly obscured, but Jones appears to make contact with Gardner’s groin with his right hand.

Here’s what Gardner had to say after Sunday’s game, a 15-10 Patriots win.

Gardner then joked that Jones was threatening his prospects as a future father.

“I do gotta ice up,” Gardner continued. “He’s trying to stop me from having kids in the future.”

Jones denies accusation

Jones was asked about Gardner’s accusation. He denied hitting him below the belt while changing the subject to the physical nature of running a quarterback sneak.

Previous accusations toward Jones

This is not the first time that Jones has been accused of dirty play. In 2022, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple accused Jones of “dirty play” after Jones dove at his feet during an interception return by linebacker Germaine Pratt.

“He tripped me,” Apple told reporters. “I thought it was a dirty play. He’s done that before. I’ve seen it.”

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay then wrote on social media that Jones is “Dirty af!!”

The NFL fined ultimately fined Jones for the low hit on Apple and a separate unnecessary roughness penalty in the same game. The league has not publicly addressed Gardner’s accusations toward Jones from Sunday.