Jack Jones is once again on the move.
The Las Vegas Raiders are releasing the cornerback, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday, the latest development in what has been a turbulent career for the 27-year-old Jones. Rapoport added that the Raiders initially attempted to trade Jones, but without a willing partner instead have chosen to cut him loose.
The move become official on Monday, per the transaction wire.
Jones was originally drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft but only played just over a season in New England. He showcased his talents as a ballhawk in his rookie campaign, snagging a pair of interceptions and six passes defensed, but on- and off-the-field behavior, including an arrest in June of 2023, culminated in the Patriots waiving him five games into his sophomore season.
He was picked up by the Raiders, then led by at-the-time interim head coach Antonio Pierce, who was also Jones' high school HC at Long Beach Poly. In 19 starts over one-plus seasons in Las Vegas, Jones accumulated five interceptions, three returned for touchdowns, as well as 20 passes defensed and 94 tackles.
But with the regime change in Las Vegas and Pete Carroll coming in as coach after Pierce's firing, Jones is evidently no longer in the Raiders' plan. He will now enter free agency looking for a CB-needy team with whom he can start his next chapter.