The Philadelphia Eagles signed linebacker Brad Jones to a two-year contract on Monday, the team announced. The inside linebacker was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He spent six seasons with the Packers before the team released him two years into a three-year, $11.25 million contract he signed in 2013.
Eagles sign LB Brad Jones
The former Packer joins the linebacker-needy Eagles on a two-year contract.
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Jones joins an Eagles team that is very thin at the inside linebacker spot. Casey Matthews and Emmanuel Acho split starting duties this past season, with rookie Marcus Smith moving from outside to inside to provide depth. DeMeco Ryans tore his Achilles in November and has a cap hit of $6.9 million in 2015. He's been listed as a potential cap casualty throughout this offseason.
Najee Goode, another backup for the Eagles, suffered a season-ending pectoral strain in 2014. Travis Long tore his ACL in the preseason finale, and he was fighting for one of the other backup spots. Obviously, there's room for a player like Jones to earn a starting role.
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Jones was released by the Packers after a disappointing season in which he was benched after a single game. The team also released A.J. Hawk and are looking at a total makeover of the position. Jones has 258 tackles, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in six seasons in the NFL.
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