Mac Jones went bananas on Thursday night – literally and figuratively.
The San Francisco 49ers passer put on an appealing performance on ‘Thursday Night Football,’ with 342 passing yards and two touchdowns to down the Los Angeles Rams. But Jones’ dietary habits on the sideline may have grabbed more attention than his play.
The Prime Video broadcast showed Jones scarfing down a banana with 2:52 remaining in the matchup, with play-by-play man Al Michaels pointing out that Jones was nearing a dozen bananas consumed during the game; Jones was battling cramping, as well as a lingering knee injury.
‘He’s eaten about 11 bananas tonight,’ Michaels said.
That seems like an inordinate amount of bananas for a single person, let alone football player, to devour in such a finite period of time. During his postgame media availability, Jones set the record straight on whether he actually downed 11 bananas during the contest.
‘Eleven? That’s definitely wrong, but…,’ he said with a laugh. ‘I think I had three. Yeah, that (the banana figure) was incorrect, but they can believe whatever they want.’
With Brock Purdy recovering from a turf toe injury, the 49ers will hope that Jones’ touchdowns continue to come in bunches if their starter is unable to go.