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Former Michigan State football defensive lineman signed to Arizona Cardinals’ active roster

A former Michigan State defensive lineman has been signed to the Cardinals’ active roster

The NFL career of former Michigan State football defensive tackle Naquan Jones will continue. Jones, who was most recently on the Miami Dolphins’ practice squad, was signed to the Arizona Cardinals’ active roster on Wednesday.

Jones had spent a few seasons with the Tennessee Titans, who had originally signed him as an undrafted free agent back in 2021, and bounced around this past year before finding this landing spot in Arizona.

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Naquan Jones signs with Miami Dolphins practice squad

Former Michigan State football defensive tackle Naquan Jones signs with the Miami Dolphins practice squad.

Former Michigan State football defensive tackle Naquan Jones has carved out a solid NFL career for himself thus far.

After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft, Jones spent two and a half seasons with the Tennessee Titans before spending half of a season with the Arizona Cardinals. With both Tennessee and Arizona, Jones played in 36 games, with 8 starts, recording 62 tackles, 7 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.

Now, Jones’ next step is with the Miami Dolphins practice squad, where he will look to earn his spot on another active roster.

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Dolphins sign Robbie Chosen, 3 others to practice squad

The Dolphins now have 13 players on their practice squad after adding four veterans Thursday.

The Miami Dolphins added four veterans to their practice squad Thursday, including wide receiver Robbie Chosen who spent 2023 with the team.

Along with Chosen, the Dolphins added quarterback Tim Boyle, wide receiver D’Wayne Eskridge, and defensive tackle Naquan Jones. Miami also released running back Anthony McFarland Jr., who was one of 10 players signed to the Dolphins practice squad Wednesday.

Following the transactions, the Dolphins have 13 players on the practice squad with room to add four more (Bayron Matos doesn’t count against the 16 player limit due to the International Pathway Program).

Chosen, 31, caught four passes for 126 yards and a touchdown during his time with the Dolphins last season and has 5,082 career receiving yards with 30 touchdowns. He spent training camp with the San Francisco 49ers, but was released earlier this week.

Boyle, 29, has spent time with five teams and has made five career starts, including a game last year against the Dolphins.

Eskridge, 27, spent the last three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks after joining the team as a second-round pick in 2021. He has 17 career receptions for 122 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Jones, 26, has made stops with the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals with appearances in 36 games. He has 3.5 career sacks and seven tackles for loss.

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2024 Cardinals roster preview: DL Naquan Jones

We will preview every player on the Cardinals’ roster heading into training camp. This is about defensive lineman Naquan Jones.

The Arizona Cardinals will open training camp July 23 and begin the process of preparing for the regular season, forming the roster and determining starting jobs and roles on the team.

Leading up to the start of camp, we will take a look at every player on the offseason roster, their background, their contract, their play in 2023, questions they face and their roster outlook.

Next up is defensive lineman Naquan Jones.

Background

Jones signed with the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2021 from Michigan State and was with them until being waived on Nov. 7, 2023. The Cardinals signed him to the practice squad three days later and to the active roster on Dec. 5.

2023 stats

Before being cut by the Titans, Jones played eight games with one start and participated in 67 snaps on defense and 11 on special teams. He had eight solo tackles and four quarterback pressures. With the Cardinals, Jones played four games with one start and played 104 defensive snaps and 22 on special teams. He totaled nine tackles (three solo) with one for loss.

2024 contract details, cap hit

The contract Jones signed at the end of 2023 covered this season in which his salary and cap charge are $1.055 million, the veteran minimum for players with three credited seasons.

Questions he faces

A solid rotational player, the question is whether Jones will show enough in training camp to earn a job.

2024 roster outlook

Thanks to the offseason additions on the defensive line, Jones is on the bubble along with several other returning players. He might end up on the practice squad.

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Cardinals sign DL Naquan Jones to active roster

Jones was signed to the practice squad last month after he was released by the Titans.

The Arizona Cardinals announced a roster move on Tuesday, adding a defensive lineman to the 53-man roster. The team announced that defensive lineman Naquan Jones was signed from the practice squad to the active roster and that, to make room for him, receiver Dan Chisema was released.

Jones, who previously played for the Tennessee Titans, was signed to the practice squad nearly a month ago.

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 313 pounds, Jones spent the last three seasons with the Titans after going undrafted in 2021 out of Michigan State.

This season, he played eight games for Tennessee and had eight assisted tackles.

In three seasons, he has 53 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 32 games (seven starts).

The Cardinals only had four defensive linemen on the roster and had been elevating defensive linemen from the practice squad to play on game days.

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Cardinals sign ex-Titans DL Naquan Jones to practice squad

The Cardinals have signed former Titans DL Naquan Jones to the practice squad.

Former Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Naquan Jones has joined the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals. The move was announced via the league’s transactions wire on Friday.

A 2021 undrafted free-agent signing of the Titans out of Michigan State, Jones played in 32 games (seven starts) in Tennessee in two-plus seasons.

Jones recorded 53 combined tackles (six for loss), 3.5 sacks and a pair of passes defensed during his time in Nashville. This season, he’s tallied just eight tackles and no sacks.

After an impressive rookie campaign, Jones fell out of favor in 2022 and saw his playing time reduced. Over 19 games in the last season-plus, Jones saw nearly half the snap share he saw during his first season. He was eventually waived earlier this week.

There is already some familiarity with Jones in Arizona, as the team’s general manager, Monti Ossenfort, previously worked in the Titans’ front office over Jones’ first two seasons with the team.

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Cardinals sign former Titans DL Naquan Jones to practice squad

The Cardinals add former Titans DL Naquan Jones to the practice squad.

The Arizona Cardinals did not make an announcement about the moves but they made some practice squad additions and releases. Per the NFL transaction report on Friday, they added former Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Naquan Jones to the practice squad.

He was cut by the Titans earlier in the week.

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 313 pounds, Jones spent the last three seasons with the Titans after going undrafted in 2021 out of Michigan State.

This season, he played eight games for Tennessee and had eight assisted tackles.

In three seasons, he has 53 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 32 games (seven starts).

They released two players from the practice squad — defensive line Eric Banks and offensive lineman Vitaliy Gurmann.

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Titans waive Naquan Jones among 4 moves

The Titans announced four moves on Tuesday.

The Tennessee Titans announced a total of four moves on Tuesday, including the parting of ways with defensive lineman Naquan Jones.

As was reported earlier in the day, the Titans waived Jones, a 2021 undrafted free-agent signing who played in 32 games over two-plus seasons in Tennessee.

Along with that move, the Titans released defensive back Dane Cruikshank from the practice squad and added offensive lineman Lachavious Simmons and defensive back Josh Thompson.

Simmons is a new face for the Titans. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears but has played in just two games (one start) during his career, both of which came in 2021.

In 23 snaps that season (15 pass-blocking), Simmons gave up two sacks and four pressures, finishing with Pro Football Focus grades of 0.0 in pass-blocking and 64.1 in run-blocking.

Tennessee is already familiar with Thompson, who appeared in six games for the team in 2022. He was also with the Titans in training camp this year but failed to make the initial 53-man roster.

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Report: Titans waiving defensive lineman Naquan Jones

The Titans are reportedly set to waive defensive lineman Naquan Jones.

The Tennessee Titans are reportedly set to part ways with 2021 undrafted free-agent signing, defensive lineman Naquan Jones.

The news comes from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Perhaps the Titans will bring Jones back on the practice squad, but for now he’s headed to waivers. It remains to be seen who will replace him on the active roster.

Jones was on a positive trajectory after a rookie campaign in which he tallied 2.5 sacks in 13 games (five starts), but he appeared to fall out of favor in 2022 after his playing time was nearly cut in half.

The Michigan State product has played in all eight games this season as a backup, playing 20 percent of the snaps. He’s recorded just eight tackles and zero sacks.

With Jones off the roster, the Titans have Denico Autry, Jeffery Simmons, Teair Tart, Jaleel Johnson and Kyle Peko left on the active roster, along with  recently-signed Marlon Davidson and TK McLendon on the practice squad. Tennessee worked out veteran Ross Blacklock on Monday.

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Former Michigan State football DT Naquan Jones makes Tennessee Titans roster

Naquan Jones has made the Titans active roster:

Naquan Jones was a solid defensive lineman throughout his career with Michigan State. Unfortunately, Jones was not able to get drafted into the NFL, but that didn’t stop the former Spartan from carving out a career for himself in the league.

Jones latched on with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2021 and has eclipsed 40 tackles and 3.5 sacks over the past two seasons. Now, Jones has once again made the active roster for the Titans after a great training camp.

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