The New England Patriots are expected to sign free agent defensive tackle DaQuan Jones to a one-year deal worth up to $6 million, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport on Friday.
Jones, a 12-year veteran, will be paid a $3.5 million base salary, sources said.
He has been a consistent starting defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills over the past four seasons. He started all 51 regular-season games he played in for former coach Sean McDermott's defense, in addition to playing in eight postseason games.
Jones, 34, played for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel with the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to 2020. He joins a defensive tackle position that includes Milton Williams, Cory Durden and Christian Barmore at the top of the depth chart, with Joshua Farmer and Leonard Taylor III as top backups.
Jones had 10 regular-season sacks with the Bills and a 37% run stop win rate, sixth best on the team since 2022. He did deal with some injuries, notably in 2023 when he underwent surgery on a torn pectoral that led him to miss 10 games.
A fourth-round pick by the Titans in 2014 out of Penn State, Jones spent the first seven years of his career with Tennessee, starting 93 of 99 games played. He spent the 2021 season with the Carolina Panthers, playing and starting in all 17 games.
He has 20 sacks and 372 tackles in his career.
ESPN's Mike Reiss and Alaina Getzenberg contributed to this report.
