Jonathan Jones is entering his eighth season with the New England Patriots, which puts him in an unfamiliar position. With no other player on defense having been around for as long as him, the 29-year-old is now the unit’s elder statesman.
This status comes with responsibility, namely being a leader both on and off the field. It is a role that Jones is very much aware of, and one he will be doing his best to properly fill.
“When we start to talk about the history and how things have been, I think a lot of the guys look at me as the guy that’s kind of been around, and had some experience, and done a few things,” he recently told reporters.