Source: Fins signing CB Jones after Burns injury

The Miami Dolphins are signing escaped cause cornerback Jack Jones successful the aftermath of Artie Burns tearing his ACL, a root told ESPN's Adam Schefter connected Saturday.

Jones started 16 games past play for the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders released Jones connected April 7 aft attempts to commercialized him were unsuccessful.

The Dolphins had a request astatine cornerback aft Burns tore his ACL connected the archetypal time of grooming camp, a root told Schefter. The Dolphins placed Burns connected season-ending injured reserve Thursday but did not disclose the quality of his injury.

Dolphins manager Mike McDaniel had said earlier this week that portion the squad was assured successful its existent radical of cornerbacks, it volition ever look to improve. Miami besides signed seasoned cornerback Cornell Armstrong this week.

Jones played successful 24 games with the Raiders aft the franchise claimed him disconnected waivers successful 2023, pursuing his merchandise from the New England Patriots, wherever helium played conscionable 1 afloat season.

In 2024, Jones started successful 16 games and totaled vocation highs successful tackles (69), passes defended (16) and interceptions (3). However, Jones gave up 698 yards, 9 touchdowns and a passer standing of 108.9 connected 88 targets arsenic the nearest defender.

Jones, 27, was a fourth-round prime by the Patriots successful the 2022 draft. He has 7 interceptions, 27 passes defended and 136 tackles successful 42 games (21 starts) implicit 3 NFL seasons.

Information from ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques and Ryan McFadden was utilized successful this report.