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I believe Jones is lying but his reflex is to prevent a defensive player from recovering the football which is not poor sportsmanship.
...and I do not believe for a second Mac tried to twist/break Burns' ankle.
I don't know if I believe him or not. It does make sense why he would grab him. But it is also could be a convenient excuse for his actions after the fact.
With him rolling around on the ground after getting completely leveled, who knows what he saw or what he was thinking. Maybe thought he had the ball. Maybe he just thought the best thing to do at that moment was to grab the closest Panther player and stop him from making a play. But I do agree with you, I do not think he had malicious intent when he grabbed Burns.