{"id":146988,"date":"2026-02-27T03:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/146988\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T03:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:51:07","slug":"49ers-mac-jones-attended-viral-snowball-fight-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/146988\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers&#8217; Mac Jones attended viral snowball fight in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mac Jones\u2019 trip to New York allowed him to show off his arm \u2014 in the snow. <\/p>\n<p>Jones, the 49ers backup quarterback, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@macjones\/video\/7610872784570338590?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted a video to his TikTok account<\/a> chucking a few snowballs during the viral snowball snowball fight in Washington Square Park. <\/p>\n<p>In the video, Jones, 27, is seen throwing a few snowballs in the wild scene that enveloped the iconic New York space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSnowball launchmaxxing,\u201d Jones wrote in the caption of his video.<\/p>\n<p>When one fan replied to Jones\u2019 TikTok that said the signal-caller was \u201cthrowing dots\u201d out there, Jones responded they were \u201cabsolute rippers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38618863\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20251222_hlf_br2_015.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones (10) warms up before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. \" class=\"wp-image-38618863\"  \/>Mac Jones warms up before the 49ers\u2019 blowout win over the Colts last season.   Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The snowball fight, outside of Jones\u2019 appearance, turned chaotic when NYPD officers were allegedly pelted with the snow. Two of them, according to the NYPD, went to the hospital with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/26\/us-news\/punk-with-rap-sheet-arrested-in-nypd-snowball-attack-and-he-is-not-a-kid-as-mayor-mamdani-insisted\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was arrested Thursday in connection to the incident<\/a>. New York prosecutors dropped an assault charge against Coulibaly, though he is still facing obstructing governmental administration, which is a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>As for Jones, he also shared a selection of photos from his trip to New York on Instagram, including during the snowstorm and with a snowman. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38618864\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260204_kdl_al2_178.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones on the NFL Network set at the Super Bowl LX media center at the Moscone Center.\" class=\"wp-image-38618864\"  \/>Mac Jones on the NFL Network set at the Super Bowl LX media center at the Moscone Center. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Questions now loom for the quarterback as he enters the final year of a two-year contract with San Francisco. <\/p>\n<p>As Brock Purdy\u2019s backup, Jones won five games and threw for 2,151 yards and 13 touchdowns against six interceptions. <\/p>\n<p>His 69.6 completion rate marked the best number of his entire NFL career.<\/p>\n<p>Both 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/13\/sports\/kyle-shanahan-gives-definitive-answer-on-mac-jones-brock-purdy-controversy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">have reiterated that they don\u2019t intend to trade Jones<\/a>, with the GM saying this week at the NFL combine: \u201cHe was really good for us, and we value that.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, it\u2019s expected they\u2019ll listen to offers.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7610872838752340766?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mac Jones\u2019 trip to New York allowed him to show off his arm \u2014 in the snow. 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