Perhaps it's fitting that Derrick Jones ended up in Philly. Like Rocky, the famous and unfortunately fictional boxer from the City of Brotherly Love, Jones doesn't dodge contact. The powerful midfielder has a tendency to draw in defenders, but instead of moving the ball at the last moment he takes the hit, shakes it off, and keeps on rolling. Except when he doesn't. In those moments, when Jones can move the ball but instead waits, takes a hit, and sees the ball pop loose create suddenly dangerous situations for the Union.
Jones saw his minutes cut nearly in half this season, from around 700 in 2017 to a shade under 400.