A tough break for a former Alabama cornerback.
All Cyrus Jones could do on Thursday night was pound his hand on the ground in frustration, as he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and partially torn meniscus in his right knee during an NFL preseason game between the New England Patriots and New York Giants.
NFL Insider Ian Rapoport first broke the information – stating that Jones was starting to surge in preseason before sustaining a season-ending injury per sources. New England’s third round pick of the 2016 NFL Draft becomes the second casualty of an ACL, joining veteran wide receiver Julian Edelman.
#Patriots CB and returner Cyrus Jones is out for the season with a torn ACL and partially torn meniscus, source said. Brutal.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 1, 2017
With Jones out, Danny Amendola emerges as the punt returner for the Patriots.
Prior to the National Football League, the former four-star recruit and Maryland native was a seasoned cornerback at the University of Alabama from 2012-15.
He became dynamic as a senior, especially on special teams with 42 punt returns for 530 yards and four touchdowns.
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