The are tying up some looses ends and locking in a sneakily key piece to their defense on the eve of their 2019 season.As reported on Saturday, New England has signed slot corner to a three-year extension. The base value of the deal
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is $21 million and has a max value of $25 million. Jones, who was heading into the final year of his deal, gets $13 million guaranteed. The soon-to-be 26-year-old is now locked in with the Patriots through the 2022 season.Jones has been yet another undrafted free agent find for the Patriots after the team inked him to a deal following the 2016 out of Auburn. Over the last couple
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of years, Jones has turned into a valuable slot corner for New England and was pivotal down the stretch last season where he was asked to carry a heavy workload.In 48 regular season games (10 starts)
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in his career, Jones has totaled 98 tackles,16 pa ses defended, four interceptions, and two forced fumbles. During this latest run, Jones was asked to cover star
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receiver in the AFC Championship and helped hold him to just one catch for 42 yards in the overtime win.Extending Jones now does make some sense for New England after they just went through roster cut downs that saw the defending Super Bowl champions cut ties with corners and former second round pick . It also provides some solid value at a position that is seemingly throughout the league
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. Slot corner just received a contract with the this offseason that has a max value at $40 million, while signed a $36 million deal with the back in March. If Jones can play at or above their level throughout the life of his new contract, the Pats will be getting a steal.
