49ers cut Jack Jones to make room for Buckner

This is a one-year contract for Jones. He entered the NFL as a 2022 fourth-round pick with the Patriots. He was waived in November 2023 after dealing with a lengthy hamstring injury. The Raiders added him right away, but eventually waived him in April 2025. He was signed by the Dolphins during the 2025 offseason. PFF credits him with six forced incompletions and one interception last year. Jones has a chance to compete for a starting role here.

Retired OT Terron Armstead was present and reportedly carried Jones off the field. Trainers then examined him, and although he was reportedly seen walking on the sidelines, he was ultimately carted to the locker room. If Jones is sidelined, the Dolphins’ already-thin cornerback corps would be in even worse shape.

Jones has one year left on the rookie deal he signed with the Patriots in 2022, meaning he will have to clear waivers before being an outright free agent. Jones allowed a league-high 10 touchdown receptions last season, per PFF, but also tallied a career-best three interceptions and 16 pass breakups. At just 27 years old, Jones has plenty of upside to offer a team needing secondary help. There should be plenty of teams interested in taking a one-year flyer on him for this season.

If the team can’t find a suitor for Jones, the soon-to-be fourth-year corner will be released on Monday, per Bonsignore. Jones was a fourth-round pick by the Patriots back in 2022 and tallied 69 tackles, 16 pass breakups, and a career-high three interceptions last season. Per PFF, Jones also allowed opposing receivers to catch 54 passes for 679 yards and 10 touchdowns, tied for the most touchdowns allowed of any corner last season. It’s possible the Raiders find a team willing to part with a late Day 3 pick in exchange for Jones’ services, but it wouldn’t be surprising if any teams interested waited until his release to make him an offer. Jones is entering the final year of his rookie contract.

Fellow cornerback Nate Hobbs is out with an ankle issue. Jack Jones returned to practice on Friday and will presumably be listed as questionable. Down at least two starting corners, the Raiders are as good of a matchup as Bo Nix could ask for.

Raiders slot CB Nate Hobbs (ankle) and No. 2 perimeter CB Jack Jones (back) were also unable to practice on Wednesday. The development pushes the Broncos’ ascending rookie QB Bo Nix firmly into the QB1 ranks. His pass catchers are likewise on the rise this week.

Jones was waived by the Patriots after playing just 10 snaps in Week 10. He was a fourth-round pick of the Patriots in 2022 and was let go after declining opportunity his sophomore year. Jones now joins the Raiders secondary as a young player with rookie year production. DE Isaac Rochell was waived by Las Vegas in a corresponding move.

Jones played on just 10 snaps in the Patriots’ Week 10 loss to the Colts. Since being activated off injured reserve, Jones has seen his snaps decline in each of the last four weeks, with Sunday’s 10 snaps marking the fewest since Week 14 of last season. As a rookie, Jones allowed just 20 receptions for 306 yards and one touchdown while earning a PFF coverage grade of 76.0. Jones was arrested in June for possession of a concealed weapon, possession of ammunition without an ID card, unlawful possesion of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, and possession of a large-capacity feeding device at Logan Airport. The charges were eventually dropped, but things have only gone downhill for Jones since then. A team will almost certainly look to claim him off waivers in the coming days, but Jones’ time with the Patriots appears to be coming to an end.

The Patriots get a small boost to their secondary with the return of Jones, who will be making his season debut in Week 7 against the Bills.

The Patriots secondary has been ravaged by injury through six weeks, a troubling trend that carries forward into Week 7 with 16 players listed as questionable heading into the weekend. New England could find it difficult to slow Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis, and company at less than 100 percent.