While the New England Patriots’ signing of Antonio Brown dominated the news on Saturday, another move made by the team flew under the radar a bit: the Patriots and cornerback Jonathan Jones agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $21 million. The deal will keep the 25-year-old in town for the foreseeable future and guarantees that one of the NFL’s best slot defenders will remain a part of New England’s secondary moving forward.
Jones immediately showed that the investment made in him was a good one, as he was dominant in the Patriots’ regular season opener on Sunday night.