The massive acquisition so far for the Seattle Seahawks this offseason is defensive sort out Dre’Mont Jones, who signed a three-year, $51 million take care of Seattle in free company. Jones figures to be an integral a part of a revamped defensive position for the Seahawks, significantly as a cross rusher.
Jones spent the primary 4 years of his profession with the Denver Broncos, so he’s skilled zero quarterback stability and an entire lot of dropping. The 2022 season was poised to be a yr through which Denver may lastly break its playoff drought, however everyone knows what occurred. In an interview with Seattle Sports activities 710, Jones didn’t disclose many particulars nevertheless it looks like he didn’t get pleasure from his ultimate season with the Broncos.
“To maintain it brief, it was much more hectic than … I needed it to be,” Jones stated. “It was simply an excessive amount of happening, a number of drama (that was) pointless.”
“Soccer didn’t appear as essential because it wanted to be at one level, and that sucks as a result of that’s coming from a spot that I actually grew to understand,” he later added.
After all, loads has come out on the subject of the dysfunction in Denver over the previous 12 months, and whereas Russell Wilson stays the beginning quarterback, Sean Payton has changed Nathaniel Hackett as head coach.
John Schneider confirmed that the Seahawks truly tried to commerce for Dre’Mont Jones final offseason as a part of the Wilson deal, however Denver was unwilling to half methods with him. Seems they parted methods anyway.
Earlier within the week, Jones defined his reasoning for signing with the Seahawks, and acquired some assist from his Denver teammates Drew Lock, Noah Fant, and Shelby Harris.
“It looks like the perfect match for me,” Jones stated (by way of Seahawks.com). “They’ve a promising workforce, a number of good items offensively and defensively. It simply looks like the correct place to make a brand new begin, have a brand new starting.”
“It’s an excellent place with an excellent basis. They’ve lots of people who genuinely care about you as a participant and an individual. That’s what I want, a system and group that cares about me past soccer.”
Welcome to Seattle, Dre’Mont!
