Maurice Jones-Drew On Jay Cutler Criticism: 'I Never Questioned His Toughness'

Jaguars Star Backtracks On Jay Cutler Criticism

Several NFL players, former players and sports writers criticized Jay Cutler on twitter after he left the NFC Championship game with a knee injury. Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew was one of those players, but backtracked his criticism on Monday and said his tweet was a joke.

Jones-Drew told the Associated Press that he never questioned Jay Cutler's toughness when the Bears quarterback left the NFC title game.

"I never attacked him, called him soft or a sore loser," Jones-Drew said. "I never questioned his toughness. I think people took my joke out of context. I was taking at shot at Florida fans."

After backup quarterback Todd Collins entered the game, Jones-Drew tweeted that he thinks "the urban meyer rule is effect right now... When the going gets tough........QUIT." He also posted that he played the whole season with a hurt knee.

Jones-Drew said that when he tweeted, he was unaware that anything was wrong with Cutler. It was reported on Monday that Cutler sprained his MCL.

"All I thought about was being in that position, being in that game," Jones-Drew said. "I've never been in a title game, so my first thought was why wouldn't you want to play in that situation."

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