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The Math Behind Why the Pats Traded Jones to Arizona

Chandler Jones is now a Cardinal and Chris Long is now a Patriot after a surprising day of trades and signings in New England. Here’s the simple arithmetic that explains why Bill Belichick did the deals. Plus, reader mail

Bill Belichick traded away Chandler Jones, who is entering the final year of his contract.

Bill Belichick has done this before with defensive mainstays. He let safety Lawyer Milloy go to Buffalo in 2003. He let defensive lineman Richard Seymour go to Oakland in 2009. And now he lets defensive lineman Chandler Jones go to Arizona in 2016.