Overview
- New England announced the extension Tuesday, with multiple outlets reporting a three-year deal worth about $36 million through 2028, including roughly $27.5 million guaranteed and incentives that can push it near $40 million.
- Jones was named AFC Defensive Player of the Month on Thursday after an October with 20 tackles, two interceptions, a sack and eight passes defensed as the Patriots went 4-0.
- The 27-year-old captain has played about 76% of defensive snaps this season with 36 tackles, 2 interceptions, 9 passes defended and 1 sack, and he leads the NFL with a 21.6-yard punt-return average with an 87-yard touchdown.
- Jones said negotiations lasted about a month and that he worked directly with Patriots executives Eliot Wolf and Matt Groh to finalize the agreement.
- The extension secures a versatile slot cornerstone and elite returner, keeps a 2022 draft holdover in Foxborough, and strengthens a secondary anchored by Christian Gonzalez and Carlton Davis III.