The media mudslinging between the Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones continues. Now, Brian Burns, the person involved in the scene where Jones allegedly twisted the pass rusher’s ankle, has come forward for the first time.

Munich/Charlotte – No one was talking about the result or the performance of the two teams after the 6:24 between the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots in week nine.

The main topic was a scene in the first quarter, defensive end Brian Bruns knocked the ball loose from quarterback Mac Jones on a strip sack, after which the Patriots playmaker allegedly twisted Burns’ ankle on purpose.

Burns: “You can’t believe that “

After Haason Reddick (“It was a dirty play!”) and Jones himself (“I was just trying to tackle him”) spoke out, the alleged victim has now spoken out for the first time.

At a media roundtable on Wednesday, Burns said, “The more I watch the replays and all the angles of the replay, I think it was intentional,” the defensive end said. “He takes my leg and turns it over.”

Later, Burns also addressed the quarterback himself, “Your excuse for supposedly thinking I had the ball, you can’t believe that. When I sacked you, you immediately grabbed my arm, too.”

The rant was not over yet, “Even if you thought I had the ball, the action was not legal. Everyone ran past us. Don’t you think if I had the ball, someone would have wanted to tackle me? I don’t think it was clean, but whatever. “

“He was trying to hurt me on purpose “

When asked how his ankle was, Burns replied, “He was bothering me before, but personally I think he twisted it on purpose. When I was lying there in pain, he looked down at me and just left, like he’d done his job. That’s when I realised it. “

The pass rusher doesn’t expect an apology from New England: “They’re not going to contact me. I would think it would be cool, but it’s not going to happen.”

Burns is unlikely to miss any time with the injury, he confirmed at the press conference. “I’ve only missed one game in my career, so that’s about it so far. “

Backstory between Burns and Jones

Curiosity: Mac Jones and Brian Burns played against each other back in high school. Back then, the pass rusher was said to have celebrated a sack with a special dance.

And Burns? “I didn’t even know about that. I just read about it,” the 23-year-old explained.

The Panthers man concluded by wishing his fellow pass rushers success against Jones: “Happy hunting against him.”

Myles Garrett, candidate for the Defensive Player of the Year and currently the player with the most sacks in the NFL, will open the chase on Sunday with the Cleveland Browns at the New England Patriots.