DONALD JONES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Donald Jones Says Patriots’ New Wide Receivers Are Helping Each Other Learn Difficult Playbook
FOXBORO, Mass. — It’s no mystery that new wide receivers — veterans and rookies alike — have had trouble learning the Patriots’ playbook in the past. Joey Galloway, Taylor Price, Chad Johnson and countless others have come to Foxboro and seen an early exit because of difficulty grasping the complex system.
This year, the new players are taking a group approach to learning...
Donald Jones Says Playing With Tom Brady Is ‘Dream Come True,’ But Doesn’t Want to Sound Starstruck
Not many wide receivers can say they’ve played with a quarterback on the same level as Tom Brady. Donald Jones definitely can’t, though.
The new Patriots wide receiver took a strange route to the NFL that had him going from junior college at Lackawanna College to FCS-level ball at Youngstown State to the NFL with the Buffalo Bills. That means Jones played with junior college...
Donald Jones Says Hit From Vince Wilfork Didn’t Hurt, But It Was One of First Things Patriots Brought Up on Visit
Donald Jones remembers the shot he took from Vince Wilfork well. And even if he didn’t, his new Patriots teammates and coaches will never let him forget it.
As Jones was running a route in the middle of the field during the Bills-Patriots Week 4 matchup, Wilfork caught wind of him, dropped into coverage and collided with the new Patriots wide receiver just as he was receiving the...
No Donald Jones? No David Nelson? No Problem.
Some fans were upset about Jones not returning to the Bills.
February 7: The Bills announced that they would not tender Donald Jones.
February 22: Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Bills will not tender David Nelson via Twitter.
Social media? Two separate eruptions from Bills fans.
With the Jones news, it was close to a 50/50 split among Bills fans. Half were happy to...
Jones, Jenkins enter Patriots' annual wideout battle on bubble
When the New England Patriots brought in receivers Donald Jones and Michael Jenkins earlier this offseason, their final roster spots were far from guaranteed. As were their contracts.And after New England drafted two wideouts in the first four rounds of the 2013 NFL Draft, something will certainly have to give. As ESPN Boston notes, Jones and Jenkins are two of the dozen Patriots...
Patriots Sign Former Bills WR Donald Jones
The New England Patriots after starting slowly like they always do are now heating up in the free agent market and have inked former Buffalo Bills WR Donald Jones to a contract. Jones was a restricted free agent but Buffalo failed to tender him so New England will not lose a draft pick for him.
Jones is 25 years old, 6’ and 208 lbs and was undrafted out of Youngstown State...
Buffalo Bills decline tender to WR Donald Jones
The Buffalo Bills have declined tender to WR Donald Jones, a move that makes his an unrestricted free agent. Jones had been a restricted free agent and the team had been engaged in contract talks with the receiver but they declined to make a tender offer. Jones has been battling from an undisclosed injury/illness, and was placed on the Bills non-football/illness list in the final...
Bills’ don’t tender Donald Jones, he’s now a free agent
According to Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun, the Buffalo Bills decided not to place a tender on restricted free agent Donald Jones, which now makes him a free agent immediately.
The Bills were reportedly working on a deal with him, but things apparently fell through. It’s kind of surprising they gave up so early on trying to get a deal done.
Jones will be free to sign with...
Report: Bills Working On A Contract Extension For WR Donald Jones
Sal Capaccio of WGR 550 Buffalo reports that a source has informed him that the Buffalo Bills are working on a contract extension for WR Donald Jones.
Jones, 25, is set to become an restricted free agent next month, but the Bills are obviously hoping that he’ll be willing to work out a reasonable contract extension. They can always use a restricted tender on him if they...
Bills' Jones says illness not career-threatening
Buffalo wide receiver Donald Jones' breakout season came to an end this week, when the Bills placed him on injured reserve with an undisclosed medical condition. Jones' finished with 41 catches for 443 yards and four touchdowns, similar to numbers from his first two seasons combined. He'll have to wait until next season to build on that success. "Going from having...
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