{"id":167,"date":"2023-03-14T05:02:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T10:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/seahawks-sign-dremont-jones-to-record-breaking-three-year-deal\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T05:02:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T10:02:57","slug":"seahawks-sign-dremont-jones-to-record-breaking-three-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/seahawks-sign-dremont-jones-to-record-breaking-three-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahawks Sign Dre’Mont Jones to Record-Breaking Three-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday, the Seattle Seahawks announced the signing of free agent defensive tackle Dre'Mont Jones to a three-year deal worth a reported $51.53 million.[0]<\/a><\/sup> The deal comes with an $18 million signing bonus and a total of $35.02 million in total earnings over the first two years. This is the largest deal ever received by a free agent joining the Seahawks under the leadership of coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider, according to ESPN.[0]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Jones, who was originally selected by the Broncos in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft out of Ohio State, was ranked 19th among The Athletic\u2019s top 150 free agents.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Javon Hargrave, who signed a four-year, $84 million deal with the 49ers on Monday, was the highest defensive tackle on the list, with He being the second.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The 26-year-old has been one of the league\u2019s more productive inside defensive linemen over the past three seasons.[3]<\/a><\/sup> He\u2019s played four years for Denver at tackle and end in the Broncos\u2019 3-4 defense, a scheme similar in style to the one the Seahawks installed last season for the first time.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Jones had an outstanding performance in the most recent NFL season.[4]<\/a><\/sup> Over 13 games and 13 starts, he recorded 47 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits, and 6.5 sacks.[5]<\/a><\/sup> Pro Football Focus wrote that the deal was \u201ca massive upgrade\u201d for the young lineman\u2019s rookie contract.[6]<\/a><\/sup> \u201cPlayers with his skill set don\u2019t hit free agency too often, so teams looking for a 3-4 defensive end will be very interested in bringing him aboard this March.\u201d[7]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

The Seahawks were able to sign Jones after releasing former Broncos defensive lineman Shelby Harris, which saved $8.9 million against this year\u2019s salary cap. They also received additional space from the Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson's three-year, $75 million deal.<\/p>\n

Former NFL veteran defensive back Matt Bowen, now an ESPN analyst, wrote that Jones was No. 10 on his list of the top 100 NFL free agents available this spring.[8]<\/a><\/sup> The athletic pass rusher had 45 quarterback pressures last season and a pass rush win rate of 14.6 percent. Jones' pass rush win rate when lined up inside (15.9%) ranked sixth among all defenders in 2022.[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“DT shuffle: Dre'Mont Jones to Seahawks, Zach Allen to Broncos” The Hazard Herald, 14 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.hazard-herald.com\/sports\/national\/dt-shuffle-dremont-jones-to-seahawks-zach-allen-to-broncos\/article_5e293605-b35d-5022-a3d2-c657f2e45326.html<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Reports: Seahawks make splash in free agency with DT Dre\u2019Mont Jones” Seattle Sports, 14 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/sports.mynorthwest.com\/1746054\/report-seahawks-make-splash-in-free-agency-with-dt-dremont-jones\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“Why the Seahawks paid Dre\u2019Mont Jones big money, and how he fits in their defense” The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4306597\/2023\/03\/13\/seahawks-dremont-jones-contract-free-agency\/<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Seahawks begin rebuild of defensive front, have a 3-year deal with Denver\u2019s Dre\u2019Mont Jones” AOL, 13 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.aol.com\/seahawks-begin-rebuild-defensive-front-021911562.html<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Seahawks, ex-Broncos' Dre'Mont Jones agree to contract” ClutchPoints, 14 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/seahawks-news-seattle-agrees-to-48-million-contract-with-ex-broncos-dremont-jones<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Ex-Broncos DL Dre'Mont Jones expected to sign with Seahawks” Broncos Wire, 14 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/2023\/03\/13\/denver-broncos-news-dremont-jones-seattle-seahawks-free-agency-contract\/<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Seahawks Expected To Sign DT Dre'Mont Jones” profootballrumors.com, 14 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.profootballrumors.com\/2023\/03\/seahawks-expected-to-sign-dt-dremont-jones<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“Seahawks reportedly plan to add Dre'Mont Jones to beef up defensive line” The Spokesman Review, 14 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.spokesman.com\/stories\/2023\/mar\/13\/seahawks-reportedly-plan-to-add-dremont-jones-to-b<\/a><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>“Dre\u2019Mont Jones: Highlights for new Seahawks free agent DT pickup” Seahawks Wire, 14 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/seahawkswire.usatoday.com\/2023\/03\/13\/seahawks-dl-dre-mont-jones-film-room<\/a><\/p>\n

9. <\/span>“Free agent Dre'Mont Jones says he's signing with Seahawks” ABC News, 14 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Sports\/free-agent-dremont-jones-signing-seahawks\/story?id=97840826<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Monday, the Seattle Seahawks announced the signing of free agent defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones to a three-year deal worth a reported $51.53 million.[0] The deal comes with an $18 million signing bonus and a total of $35.02 million in total earnings over the first two years. This is the largest deal ever received by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}