Overview
- The team announced a three-year extension worth $40.5 million, including a $13.5 million average annual value and $25 million guaranteed.
- A grievance hearing scheduled for today was preempted after negotiations with agent Jared Fox produced the agreement.
- Absent the extension, a ruling could have made Jones an unrestricted free agent in March or left him restricted on a likely second-round tender.
- The contract provides stability on the defensive interior with All-Pro Nnamdi Madubuike on injured reserve and signed through 2027 at about $24.5 million per year.
- The move fits Baltimore’s approach of extending its own, following Kyle Hamilton’s deal and preceding decisions on Tyler Linderbaum and Isaiah Likely.