Raiders Finalizing Three-Year, $51M Deal With OLB Chandler Jones

According to Tom Pelissero, the Raiders are finalizing a deal with veteran OLB Chandler Jones.

Pelissero adds the deal is expected to be around $17 million a year. Josina Anderson says it’s for three years in length. And Ian Rapoport confirms it’s a three-year deal at roughly $51 million in total.

This is a major get by the Raiders, as Jones was one of the top pass rushers available this offseason. 

Jones, 32, is a former first-round pick of the Patriots back in 2012. He played out his four-year, $8.173 million contract before the Patriots picked up his fifth-year option back in April of 2015.

The Patriots elected to trade Jones to the Cardinals in 2016 for G Jonathan Cooper and a 2016 second-round pick. Arizona franchise-tagged Jones before signing him to a five-year, $82.5 million deal. 

Jones made a base salary of $15.5 million in 2021. The Cardinals declined to franchise Jones, which paved the way for him to hit the open market. 

In 2021, Jones appeared in 15 games for the Cardinals and recorded 41 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, one recovery and four pass deflections. 

We have him included in our Top 100 2022 Free Agents list.