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Titans place Ryan Stonehouse, Joe Jones on injured reserve

The Titans officially placed punter Ryan Stonehouse on injured reserve on Friday.

The Tennessee Titans placed two players on injured reserve on Friday, including punter Ryan Stonehouse.

Stonehouse’s addition to injured reserve is no surprise, as head coach Mike Vrabel revealed earlier this week that the punter is out for the season after suffering a serious knee injury in Week 13.

The other player placed on injured reserve is linebacker Joe Jones. The veteran special teamer, who was signed to the practice squad in October before being promoted to the active roster ahead of the Colts game, was listed with a finger injury on this week’s injury report.

Neither Stonehouse’s nor Jones’ exact injuries have been revealed.

Replacing Stonehouse is punter Ty Zentner, who was signed to the team’s practice squad this week. Zentner will also assume holder duties, as well.

With Jones out, the Titans have Otis Reese and Luke Gifford as backups to Azeez Al-Shaair and Jack Gibbens. Tennessee also has recently signed JoJo Domann on the practice squad.

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Titans promote LB Joe Jones to the active roster

The Titans promoted LB Joe Jones to the active roster on Saturday.

The Tennessee Titans made a roster move on Saturday, promoting linebacker Joe Jones from the practice squad to the active roster.

Jones was signed to the practice squad in late October after playing in 24 games the past two seasons with Tennessee. He’s appeared in three games this season as a practice squad elevation and has tallied two tackles, both coming on special teams.

Over 27 career games with the Titans, the Northwestern product has 26 tackles while playing predominantly on special teams. He has just 64 defensive snaps in that span.

Prior to his time in Nashville, the 29-year-old was an undrafted free-agent signing of the Dallas Cowboys. He also had cups of coffee with the Los Angeles Chargers and Seattle Seahawks.

Jones saw his first action with the Denver Broncos, where he spent four seasons as a special teams contributor. He finished his time in Denver with 31 tackles over 49 contests.

The Titans return to action on Sunday, when they host the Indianapolis Colts at Nissan Stadium.

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Titans signing LB Joe Jones to practice squad

The Titans are reportedly signing linebacker Joe Jones to the practice squad.

The Tennessee Titans had a busy Monday afternoon. On top of trading All-Pro safety Kevin Byard, Tennessee also decided to sign linebacker Joe Jones to the practice squad, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Jones spent some time with the Titans in 2021 and 2022, playing in 24 games and totaling 24 tackles over that span.

The Northwestern product is mostly known for his special teams ability, and that’s the role he will likely help to fill now that he’s back in two-tone blue.

Jones has only recorded 100 defensive snaps over his entire career, 64 of which came as a member of the Titans. However, the veteran linebacker has tallied a whopping 1,665 special teams snaps over his six year career.

Prior to joining Tennessee, Jones also spent time with the Denver Broncos, while also having short stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Chargers and Dallas Cowboys.

The veteran linebacker has recorded a combined total of 55 tackles since entering the league as an undrafted free agent back in 2017.

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Titans training camp preview: The backup battle at ILB

The Titans will have one or two spots up for grabs at ILB going into training camp.

In our latest installment of training camp previews, we take a closer look at the Tennessee Titans’ inside linebacker position, which doesn’t have many question marks.

The Titans saw a changing of the guard at the position in 2021, as former starters Jayon Brown and Rashaan Evans were unseated by Zach Cunningham and David Long, both of whom played well.

Cunningham was an absolute steal after being claimed off waivers and he quickly secured a starting role. The writing was on the wall as far back as 2020 that Long would become a starter at some point, and that’s just what happened in 2021.

Even before the 2021 season started, the Titans began looking to the future up the middle by drafting Monty Rice, who appeared in 10 games before suffering a season-ending injury.

Looking ahead to 2022, the Titans are mostly set at the position but do need to figure out who takes at least one reserve spot. Let’s take a closer look.

Titans place LB Joe Jones on Reserve/COVID-19 list

The Titans placed LB Joe Jones on the COVID-19 list on Monday.

As if all of the injuries weren’t enough, the Tennessee Titans now have a player on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

The team announced on Monday that it has placed linebacker Joe Jones on the list. He is the only player currently on it for Tennessee.

Jones has appeared in seven games for the Titans this season, totaling five tackles while playing predominantly on special teams.

Tennessee has been short-handed at linebacker with Rashaan Evans and David Long dealing with injuries. Evans has missed the last four games, while Long has missed the last two.

Aside from Evans, Long and Jones, the Titans have four other linebackers on their roster in Jayon Brown, Monty Rice, Dylan Cole and Nick Dzubnar. The team doesn’t have any signed to its practice squad.

The Titans are no strangers to COVID-19 issues, as Tennessee had one of the worst outbreaks of the virus during the 2020 season. The Titans haven’t had anything close to that this year, and hopefully it stays that way.

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Broncos LB Joe Jones posts training video on Instagram

Broncos linebacker Joe Jones shared some impressive workout footage on social media last week.

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Drew Lock and his offensive teammates weren’t the only Broncos players who got in some on-field work this offseason. Denver’s defensive players got in some on-field training as well.

Broncos inside linebacker Joe Jones posted a video on his Instagram page last week that highlighted some on-field drills and weight room workouts. Denver’s players did not have official on-field practices this spring because of COVID-19 but they did get together on their own time.

Jones signed a one-year deal with the Broncos earlier this offseason. He has been with Denver in 2017 and has emerged as one of the team’s best special teams players. Jones led the Broncos in special teams tackles in 2019 (8) and in 2018 (11). He’ll report to training camp next week.

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Denver Broncos depth chart prediction: Linebacker

Which linebackers will make the Broncos’ 53-man roster?

As we continue our 2020 depth chart prediction series for the Denver Broncos, today we’re going to be looking at the linebacker position.

Previously, we predicted QB, RB, TE, WR, OL, DL and CB depth charts.

OLB ILB ILB OLB
Von Miller Alexander Johnson Todd Davis Bradley Chubb
Malik Reed Justin Strnad Justin Hollins Jeremiah Attaochu
Derrek Tuszka Josey Jewell Joe Jones Malik Carney
Tre’ Crawford Josh Watson

The Broncos’ four starting linebackers are pretty easy to predict. Unless Davis is cut for cap reasons, the top-four LBs on the depth chart will likely be Miller, Johnson, Davis and Chubb this season.

The backup spots are harder to predict.

Reed and Hollins seem like safe bets to make the team and Attaochu was an excellent injury fill-in for Chubb last season. If those three make the team, seven linebackers could be fighting for just one remaining spot.

Jones is an excellent special teams player but Strnad might be able to fill a similar role at a cheaper price. It’s hard to imagine Denver moving on from Jewell this year but he will face tough competition for a roster spot.

Some of the linebackers that don’t make the active roster could end up on the practice squad. Tuszka is a likely practice squad candidate.

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Broncos made 3 roster moves last Friday

The Broncos are bringing back Shelby Harris, Joe Jones and Joel Heath.

Broncos fans were delighted to learn on Friday evening that the team is bringing back defensive lineman Shelby Harris on a one-year deal. The contract is not yet official but the two sides have agreed to a deal worth up to $3.25 million.

Harris (6-2, 290 pounds) recorded 49 tackles and six sacks last season and led all defensive linemen in the NFL with 9 pass breakups. Right now, Harris is projected to be one of the team’s starting defensive ends in 2020.

In addition to agreeing to a new contract with Harris, Denver also made two other roster moves just before the start of the weekend.

The Broncos officially re-signed linebacker Joe Jones to a one-year contract and re-signed defensive lineman Joel Heath to a one-year deal, the team announced on Friday evening. Jones (6-0, 240 pounds) is a key special teams player who will also provide depth at inside linebacker.

Heath (6-6, 300 pounds) was awarded to Denver off waivers following the Super Bowl but he became a free agent on March 18. Heath will likely serve as a rotational defensive lineman this season.

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Broncos agree to 1-year deal with LB Joe Jones

The Broncos have agreed to re-sign linebacker Joe Jones to a one-year contract.

The Denver Broncos agreed to re-sign linebacker Joe Jones to a one-year deal on Wednesday, according to KMGH-TV’s Troy Renck. The contract cannot become official until Jones passes a physical.

Jones (6-0, 240 pounds) entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern with the Dallas Cowboys in 2017. After failing to make the Cowboys’ 53-man roster, he spent time on the practice squads of the Los Angeles Chargers and Seattle Seahawks before joining the Broncos.

After landing in Denver, Jones won a role on special teams and appeared in seven games in 2017. The next season, he emerged as a key special teams player and recorded 15 tackles as a rotational linebacker on defense.

Jones remained one of the Broncos’ top special teams players last year and totaled eight tackles on defense. He led the Broncos in special teams tackles in 2019 (8) and 2018 (11). Jones wears jersey No. 43.

To view our tracker of all of Denver’s moves so far, click here.

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Report: Broncos won’t place tender on LB Joe Jones

Broncos will not place a tender on linebacker Joe Jones.

The Denver Broncos will not place a tender on linebacker/special teams ace Joe Jones, according to The Athletic’s Nicki Jhabvala.

Jones is among six Broncos players who are scheduled to become restricted free agents on Wednesday. Jhabvala reports that Denver not placing a tender on Jones does not necessarily mean the team won’t bring him back.

This year, original-round tenders are projected to be worth about $2,144,000. The veteran minimum for a player entering his fourth season (like Jones) is expected to be about $820,000 this season. So not using a tender on Jones might just be a way of saving money.

The Broncos are expected to place a tender on offensive lineman Elijah Wilkinson. It wouldn’t be surprising to see nose tackle Mike Purcell receive a one-year tender as well. Denver will not place a tender on cornerback De’Vante Bausby but he, like Jones, might be re-signed at a cheaper price.

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