Sources: Patriots to add ex-Bills DT Jones on 1-year deal — SkimNews
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- DaQuan Jones agreed to a 1-year deal with the Patriots worth up to $6 million, including a $3.5 million base salary
- Jones spent the last four seasons as a starting DT for the Buffalo Bills, starting all 51 regular-season games he appeared in and recording 10 sacks over that span
- Jones previously played under current Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel with the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to 2020, making this a direct reunion
- Jones will join a Patriots defensive tackle group that includes Milton Williams, Cory Durden, and Christian Barmore as top-of-depth-chart players
- Jones, 34, is a 12-year veteran originally drafted in the fourth round by Tennessee in 2014 out of Penn State, with 20 career sacks and 372 tackles
- Jones had a 37% run stop win rate — sixth-best on the Bills during his four seasons — but missed 10 games in 2023 after surgery for a torn pectoral
Why it matters: Vrabel is leaning on a trusted veteran to reinforce a defensive interior already featuring Williams, Barmore, and Durden; Jones brings four years of starting experience in Buffalo's defensive line, and at up to $6M on a one-year deal, New England gets proven run-stopping production (37% run stop win rate) at a modest cost.
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