Two-time Patriots Super Bowl champion signs one-year deal with the Commanders
After nine seasons with the New England Patriots, Jonathan Jones is headed elsewhere for the 2025 season. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that Jones has signed a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders. Jones joined the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2016, and made the Patriots 53-man roster as a special teamer. But, he proved […]
After nine seasons with the New England Patriots, Jonathan Jones is headed elsewhere for the 2025 season.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that Jones has signed a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders.
Jones joined the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2016, and made the Patriots 53-man roster as a special teamer. But, he proved himself to be a solid cornerback.
Across his time in Foxborough, Jones won two Super Bowls and finished with 436 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, 11 forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 11 interceptions, and one touchdown.
MassLive's Karen Guregian reported prior to the start of the legal tampering period that Jones was going test free agency, but was not ruling out a return to New England.
But, it seems the offer from the Commanders was too good to pass up.
A to Z Sports' Evan Winter provided some context on the signing.
"There is certainly room for Jones to land a solid role in the Commanders secondary. They drafted Mike Sainristil in the second round of the draft and acquired Marshon Lattimore midseason of last year, but the latter certainly didn't live up to expectations while dealing with a nagging hamstring injury. That, along with the fact that Washington had two corners under contract before Jones' arrival points to the former Patriot as a solution," Winter wrote.
As for Jones, he spoke about the decision in a text to the Boston Herald's Andrew Callahan.
“I’m feeling good it was time for a new start,” Jones said.
