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Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones, who played a key role in helping cover Tyreek Hill in the AFC Championship Game and then was a critical chess piece in Super Bowl LIII as a hybrid corner/safety, can expect a big pay bump in 2019. As a restricted free agent, he will be tendered either at the low level ($2 million) or second-round level ($3.1 million) after making a base salary of $630,000 in 2018. From a team standpoint, there is risk in tendering Jones at the low level, because another club could then sign him to an offer sheet and New England would risk losing Jones without receiving any draft-pick compensation in return (because Jones entered the NFL as an undrafted player) if it didn't match the offer.
Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones, who played a key role in helping cover Tyreek Hill in the AFC Championship Game and then was a critical chess piece in Super Bowl LIII as a hybrid corner/safety, can expect a big pay bump in 2019. As a restricted free agent, he will be tendered either at the low level ($2 million) or second-round level ($3.1 million) after making a base salary of $630,000 in 2018. From a team standpoint, there is risk in tendering Jones at the low level, because another club could then sign him to an offer sheet and New England would risk losing Jones without receiving any draft-pick compensation in return (because Jones entered the NFL as an undrafted player) if it didn't match the offer.