The Arizona Cardinals signed Chicago Bears free-agent cornerback Jaylon Jones (shoulder) to an undisclosed deal on Thursday, according to KPRC's Aaron Wilson. Jones will reunite him with high-school teammate Kyler Murray. The former undrafted free agent out of Mississippi has 4.41-second 40-yard dash speed and will now head to the NFC West to give the Cardinals more depth for their secondary. Jones was a restricted free agent this offseason, but the Bears didn't tender him a contract in order to try and re-sign him. In his three seasons with the Bears, the 27-year-old defensive back totaled 85 tackles (64 solo), four pass breakups and a forced fumble in 41 games (five starts). Jones played in just eight games a season ago and finished the year on Injured Reserve due to a shoulder injury. He will likely continue to mostly be a factor on special teams in Arizona.
Chicago Bears defensive back Jalen Jones (shoulder) was forced from the team's 29-9 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 9 and did not return to the contest. Jones picked up a shoulder injury during the outing and was initially ruled as doubtful to return before his status was downgraded to out. He'll finish his afternoon without impacting the game's outcome, as he did not register a single statistic. With Chicago set to host the visiting New England Patriots next Sunday, the 27-year-old will turn toward improving the health of his shoulder ahead of the outing. Jones has recorded just ten tackles on the season, with all of them coming in Week 6's victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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