Breaking: FA DT Dre’Mont Jones plans to sign with #Seahawks, sources tell @theScore.
Game-wrecking player who had 47 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 9 TFLs and 10 QB hits in 13 games for the #Broncos last season. Jones is only 26 years old. Massive get.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) March 14, 2023
Former Denver Broncos defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones is expected to sign with the Seattle Seahawks, according to multiple insiders. The Score’s Jordan Schultz first reported the news.
It’s a three-year deal worth $51 million, according to NFL Network’s James Palmer.
Jones (6-3, 281 pounds) entered the league as a third-round pick out of Ohio State with the Broncos in 2019. He quickly made an impact as a rotational defensive lineman as a rookie, totaling six quarterback hits, 3.5 sacks, two pass breakups and one interception in 14 games (one start).
Jones saw his snaps increase in 2020 and he totaled 11 QB hits and 6.5 sacks in 13 games (eight starts). The defensive lineman had similar production (11 QB hits and 5.5 sacks) in 16 games in 2021.
Last year, Jones missed four games due to injury but still totaled a career-high 47 tackles and matched his career-highs for sacks (6.5). He has recorded 133 tackles, 38 QB hits and 22 sacks in four seasons (56 games) in Denver.
The Broncos found their replacement for Jones in defensive lineman Zach Allen, who agreed to a three-year, $45.75 million deal, including $32.5 million guaranteed, on Monday.
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