Overview
- The team announced the deal Tuesday, securing the cornerback/returner before he could reach unrestricted free agency.
- While the Patriots did not disclose terms, multiple outlets report a three-year pact worth about $36 million, with some reporting incentives that could raise the value.
- Jones is logging roughly 76% of defensive snaps with 36 tackles, 2 interceptions, 9 passes defended and a sack, and he leads the NFL with a 21.6-yard punt-return average highlighted by an 87-yard touchdown and a franchise-record 167 return yards in Week 4.
- Jones said negotiations spanned about a month and that he worked primarily with executives Eliot Wolf and Matt Groh.
- Head coach Mike Vrabel praised Jones as embodying the team’s standards, and the extension was first reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero.