By Oliver Salt For Dailymail.Com
20:20 17 Oct 2023, up to date 20:51 17 Oct 2023
- Jones didn’t earn a brand new contract with the Buccaneers on the finish of final season
- However he’s again within the NFL after placing pen to paper on a cope with the Eagles
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Julio Jones has signed for the Philadelphia Eagles following his launch by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Jones, 34, was a free agent all through the primary six weeks of the present marketing campaign after failing to earn a brand new contract with the Buccaneers on the finish of final season.
However the veteran huge receiver has secured a return to the NFL, with Philadelphia saying on Tuesday that he has joined their roster.
Jones, who made 10 appearances for Tampa Bay in 2022, final made a Professional Bowl with the Atlanta Falcons in 2019, earlier than being traded to the Tennessee Titans two years later.
He’s becoming a member of an Eagles group that includes All-Professional AJ Brown and rising third-year receiver DeVonta Smith, with little manufacturing on the depth chart exterior the aforementioned pair.
On the peak of his powers Jones was often known as a speedster with vice-grip arms and among the best huge receivers of all time.
The Alabama-born star is a five-time All-Professional and seven-time Professional Bowler, which means he’ll convey a wealth of expertise to Philadelphia.
Accidents have restricted Jones to simply 29 appearances previously three seasons, solely that includes 10 occasions for the Buccaneers in 2022.
Subsequent up for the Eagles is the go to of Miami Dolphins to Philadelphia this Sunday.
They are going to be trying to bounce again from their first defeat of the season after final weekend’s shock slip-up towards the New York Jets.
