{"id":230625,"date":"2026-02-27T11:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/assault-charge-coming-showed-better-accuracy-than-all-season-nfl-fans-react-as-49er-qb-mac-jones-engages-in-snowball-fight-in-manhattan\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:57:32","slug":"assault-charge-coming-showed-better-accuracy-than-all-season-nfl-fans-react-as-49er-qb-mac-jones-engages-in-snowball-fight-in-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/assault-charge-coming-showed-better-accuracy-than-all-season-nfl-fans-react-as-49er-qb-mac-jones-engages-in-snowball-fight-in-manhattan\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAssault charge coming\u201d \u201cShowed better accuracy than all season\u201d: NFL fans react as 49er QB Mac Jones engages in snowball fight in Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5130471\" data-slug-id=\"2742661\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones had a breakthrough season with the team in Brock Purdy&#8217;s absence in 2025. The 49ers quarterback enjoyed a trip to New York this week.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers signal caller participated in a viral snowball fight in Washington Square Park. Jones shared a video of himself throwing snowballs at New Yorkers in a TikTok post.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>NFL fans reacted to the 49er quarterback pelting snowballs in New York.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Showed better throwing accuracy than he did all season.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Showed better throwing accuracy than he did all season<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Assault charge coming! \ud83e\udd23&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Assault charge coming! \ud83e\udd23<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Launching snowballs at people&#8217;s faces is wild work. Mac is really enjoying the offseason.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Launching snowballs at people&#8217;s faces is wild work. Mac is really enjoying the offseason<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Uh oh Dov better arrest him my TL is full of losers complaining about NYC snowball fights.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Uh oh Dov better arrest him my TL is full of losers complaining about NYC snowball fights<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;QB arm doesn\u2019t turn off, even in Manhattan.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>QB arm doesn\u2019t turn off, even in Manhattan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a separate incident this week, hooligans were arrested for injuring NYPD cops with snowballs at Washington Square Park.<\/p>\n<p>Jones won five games for the 49ers as a starter after Purdy&#8217;s injury last season. He threw for 2,151 yards and 13 touchdowns against six interceptions and registered a career-best 69.6 completion rate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: Insider hints 49ers&#8217; stance in free agency as major <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/mac-jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Mac Jones<\/a><\/strong><strong> decision looms for Kyle Shanahan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: Robert Saleh shares honest feelings about 49ers and ownership after taking on Titans HC job<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>49ers GM John Lynch makes stance clear on Max Jones&#8217; return in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Followng Mac Jones&#8217; strong showing in Brock Purdy&#8217;s absence last season, the backup quarterback has been linked with a trade away from San Francisco. Although Jones is heading into the final year of his contract, the 49ers want to bring him back for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>49ers general manager John Lynch shared the team&#8217;s stance on Jones&#8217; return for 2026 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe\u2019s really good for us and we value that,\u201d Lynch said. \u201cAnd so somebody would have to come with something fairly strong for us to consider trading him. And then I don\u2019t know what we do. Obviously there\u2019s always something that would make you do it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;But I think we\u2019re a better team with him on it. And we just like having him around. As we saw this year, your franchise guy goes down, and it\u2019s nice to have someone like that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While the 49ers want to bring back Jones as Purdy&#8217;s backup, he is attracting interest from teams in need of a starting quarterback.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Chaitanya Prakash<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-assault-charge-coming-showed-better-accuracy-season-nfl-fans-react-49er-qb-mac-jones-engages-snowball-fight-manhattan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones had a breakthrough season with the team in Brock Purdy&#8217;s absence in 2025. 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