The Denver Broncos have agreed to terms on a three-year deal with safety Brandon Jones, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The contract will not become official until the NFL’s new league year begins on Wednesday afternoon.
The three-year deal will be worth $20 million, according to Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz. Jones will get $12.5 million guaranteed with an average of about $6.6 million per season.
The Broncos saved $14.5 million when they released veteran safety Justin Simmons earlier this week, and those savings will help pay Jones.
Jones (6-1, 191 pounds) entered the league as a third-round pick out of Texas with the Miami Dolphins in 2020. He appeared in 54 games over the last four seasons, earning 30 starts. In those contests, Jones recorded 238 tackles, 14 quarterback hits, nine pass breakups, eight sacks, four forced fumbles and three interceptions.
Jones, 25, will now team up with Caden Sterns and P.J. Locke (two other former Longhorns) to give the Broncos a trio of talented safeties.
We are tracking all of Denver’s free agency moves on Broncos Wire.
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