Las Vegas is making moves ahead of the new league year. The Raiders are expected to sign pass rusher Chandler Jones and trade defensive end Yannick Ngakoue ...
Jones has recorded seven seasons of double-digit sacks in his career, which began with the New England Patriots as a first-round pick out of Syracuse in 2012. He stormed out of the gate in 2021, recording five sacks in Arizona's Week 1 win over Tennessee, and finished tied for 20th in quarterback pressures with 49 while missing two regular-season games. Jones has been courted by a number of players on different teams across the NFL primarily via social media, but he took his time in deciding on a destination.
The Cardinals' franchise leader in sacks and starting OLB Chandler Jones has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Jones compiled 10.5 sacks in 2021, second on the team behind linebacker Markus Golden. This past year in Week 9, Jones passed the late Freddie Joe Nunn (66.5) for the most sacks in franchise history at the time with 67. He tallied just one sack before his season came to an end prematurely.
Jones, 32, spent the last six seasons in Arizona as one of the premiere pass rushers in the NFL. He logged 10.5 sacks and forced six fumbles in 2021.
Despite his relatively short career with the Cardinals, he’s the franchise leader in sacks. He was named to his fourth Pro Bowl and is a two-time first team All-Pro selection. Jones, 32, spent the last six seasons in Arizona as one of the premiere pass rushers in the NFL. He logged 10.5 sacks and forced six fumbles in 2021.
The Raiders have reached agreement on a deal with pass-rusher Chandler Jones and are trading Yannick Ngakoue to the Colts, sources told ESPN.
Ngakoue has 55 sacks in his career. The Colts dropped from 40 sacks in 2020 to 33 in 2021 after the departures of Denico Autry and Justin Houston in free agency. He didn't get that either. Jones had double-digit sacks in five of his six seasons with the Cardinals. The only year he didn't was 2020, when his season ended with just one sack after five games because of a biceps injury. He earned three of his four career Pro Bowl selections in Arizona (2017, '19 and '21) and was named first-team All-Pro in 2017 and '19. He also had 71.5 of his 107.5 sacks -- which are the most in the NFL since 2012 -- with the Cardinals, setting the franchise record for career sacks this past season. HENDERSON, Nev. -- The Las Vegas Raiders revamped their defense on the first official day of the new league year by reaching agreement on a free-agent contract with four-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher Chandler Jones, sources told ESPN, and acquiring cornerback Rock Ya-Sin from the Indianapolis Colts in a trade for veteran defensive end Yannick Ngakoue on Wednesday.
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Jones played for Syracuse from 2009-2011. He finished the year with 10.5. The one season he did not, 2020, was due to being limited to just five games because of injury.
Arizona Cardinals free agent pass rusher Chandler Jones has agreed to terms on a four-year deal with the Las Vegas Raiders.
“There’s a lot of different things that I have to think about with me and for myself,” Jones said last week on the NFL Players Podcast. “This is a time where I can really focus on myself and what fits for me. Asked what he’s going to miss the most about Jones, Gardeck said, “I think just his way of being able to lighten the mood and being able to crack jokes and everything. They have one established starter there in Markus Golden, who led the team with 11 sacks in 2021, but they need a starter on the opposite side. Gladney was a first-round pick of the Vikings in 2020 out of TCU, collecting 81 tackles and a forced fumble in 15 starts. With him now deciding to join the Raiders, the Cardinals must find a replacement at outside linebacker. He injured his knee against the 49ers on Oct. 10 but is expected to be ready to practice fully by the start of training camp.
Getty Arizona Cardinals pass rusher Chandler Jones getting himself ready ahead of a Pro Bowl competition. The New York Jets are ready to strike in free agency.
That could even behoove the Jets to select two of these young bucks in late April. The first number would rank him 11th among the highest-paid “linebackers” in football. Now a new rumor has surfaced that has connected the Jets to one of the best pass rushers in the NFL.
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Jones fits best into a 3-4 scheme, which somewhat limits the options in terms of potential landing spots. They have Jerry Hughes as an unrestricted free agent and may want a veteran pass rusher to replace him. The Jets certainly have the cap space to make this happen, with nearly $50 million in available money heading into the legal tampering period. Yet, he added just 5.5 sacks in the next 14 games he played. Pauline reports that the team’s offseason plan included adding a pass rusher in free agency. However, there have been plenty of rumors regarding his next landing spot, and new information obtained by Pro Football Network leads to a team in the AFC East.