Eagles agree to a one-year deal with veteran DB Jonathan Jones
Jones, a 10-year veteran, played in 12 games last season for the Commanders and made seven starts. He will reunite with secondary coach Mike Pellegrino, whom he played for in New England.
The Eagles are adding depth to their cornerback room, agreeing to terms with 10-year-veteran Jonathan Jones on a one-year deal, a league source confirmed to The Inquirer on Thursday.
Jones, 32, started seven games last season with the Washington Commanders (12 games total) primarily at outside cornerback. He has split time throughout his career both on the outside and in the slot, although the majority of those slot snaps occurred from 2017-20.
The 5-foot-9, 185-pound cornerback had five pass breakups, a sack, and 41 tackles on 484 defensive snaps (60%) in 2025.
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Before joining the Commanders, Jones spent most of his career with the New England Patriots (2016-24), the team that signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Auburn in 2016. He won two Super Bowls in New England during the 2016 and 2018 seasons.
Jones previously played for new Eagles secondary coach Mike Pellegrino in New England from 2019-24 when he was the Patriots’ cornerbacks coach.
Through 10 seasons, Jones has started in 78 games (144 appearances total), making him the most experienced player in the secondary set to compete for a job in training camp. Jones is the Eagles’ second free-agent cornerback addition this week, with Riq Woolen agreeing to terms with the team on Tuesday.