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Duke DB Myles Jones signs with New York Jets as an undrafted free agent

Former Duke cornerback Myles Jones is headed to New York after the Jets signed him as an undrafted free agent.

Former Duke cornerback Myles Jones is headed to New York after the Jets signed him as an undrafted free agent.

Jones played only one season with the Blue Devils. He transferred to Durham as a graduate student after he spent 2017 to 2022 with Texas A&M.

Jones played in 49 games for the Aggies, coming up with four interceptions and 29 pass breakups, but struggled with a leg injury during his fifth year and a lower-body injury during his sixth year, leading to him playing just three total games over the two years.

He played in four games for Duke, appearing against Clemson, Lafayette, Northwestern, and NC State. He recorded seven total tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, and one forced fumble.

Jones made the most of his time in Durham, however, as he also grabbed two interceptions and broke up two other passes in the four games.

Jones became the latest of four former Duke players who signed as undrafted free agents over the weekend.

Patriots’ Bill Belichick gives analysis of Cam Newton as a lacrosse player

The Patriots head coach gave his thoughts on how Cam Newton would be as a lacrosse player.

We’re less than 48 hours removed from the start of NFL training camps and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is finally sharing more of his thoughts on Cam Newton.

On Saturday, Belichick appeared as a special guest during NBC Sports’ telecast of the Premier Lacrosse League game between the Redwoods and Whipsnakes when he was asked what lacrosse position Cam Newton would play. Belichick said:

“Cam Newton looks like Myles Jones to me. He’s fast. He’s big. He’d be a tough guy to match up against. He could run by them. He could run through those stick checks, and he’d have a tough — with the stick work — a tough overhand shot, so I think those tall, long guys really have a big advantage of being able to change the angle of their shots and still be able to run through some guys.”

If you look at their college resumes, Myles Jones (Duke) and Newton (Auburn) have several things in common. Jones and Newton are both 6-foot-5 All-Americans with numerous accolades in their respective sports. The comparison checks out.

Belichick may be one of the most passionate head football coaches of all time, but lacrosse is his first love. Long before Belichick led the Patriots to six Super Bowl wins he was playing lacrosse at his alma mater of Wesleyan University. All three of Belichick’s children went on to play lacrosse in college, his son Brian is entering his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Patriots.