TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New England Patriots in the first round (21st overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, April 26, 2012…Acquired via trade by Arizona Cardinals, March 15, 2016…Re-signed by Cardinals to contract extension, March 10, 2017…Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 17, 2022.
Four-time Pro Bowl selection (2015, '17, '19 and '21) and two-time first-team All-Pro (2017 and '19) has recorded 506 tackles, 107.5 sacks, 29 forced fumbles, 10 fumble recoveries, one INT and 29 passes defensed in 139 games with 136 starts during his first 10 NFL seasons.
Leads the NFL in sacks (107.5) and forced fumbles (33) since entering the league in 2012. His 71.5 sacks during his first five-plus seasons with the Cardinals (2016-21) ranks third in the NFL during that span and first all-time in franchise history.
Registered 10-plus sacks in five consecutive seasons (2015-19) before a season-ending injury in 2020, joining Von Miller (2014-18) as the only active NFL players to accomplish the feat.
CAREER: Veteran defensive end enters his 11th season in the NFL and first with the Raiders…A four-time Pro Bowler (2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021) and a two-time Associated Press All-Pro First Team selection (2017 and 2019), has played in 139 games with 136 starts and totaled 473 tackles (331 solo), 107.5 sacks, 27 passes defensed, 33 forced fumbles and 10 fumble recoveries…In 2021, started all 15 games he appeared in and finished with 41 tackles (31), 10.5 sacks, four passes defensed and one fumble recovery…In 2020, started all five games he appeared in and posted 11 tackles, one sack and a fumble recovery before suffering a season-ending injury…In 2019, established a single-season franchise record with 19 sacks and set career highs with eight forced fumbles…Started all 16 games in 2018 and totaled 49 tackles (38), 14 tackles for loss, a team-high 13 sacks, four passes defensed, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery…In 2017, started all 16 games and set a then-single-season franchise record with an NFL-leading 17 sacks…In 2016, started all 16 games and finished second on the team with 11.0 sacks and tied for the team lead with four forced fumbles…In 2015, started 15 games and totaled 44 tackles with 12.5 sacks and four forced fumbles…Played in 10 games with eight starts in 2014 and finished with 43 tackles (30), six sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and two passes defensed…In 2013, recorded a career-high 79 tackles (40), 11.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery for a TD…Played 14 games with 13 starts in 2012 and totaled 45 tackles (24), six sacks, four passes defensed and three forced fumbles.
2021 (with Ari.): Started all 15 games he appeared in and finished with 41 tackles (31 solo), 10.5 sacks, four passes defensed and one fumble recovery....Led the team in tackles for loss (12), QB hits (26) and forced fumbles (six)…Selected to his fourth career Pro Bowl…Missed Games 6-7 on the Reserve/COVID-19 List…(9/12) at Ten.: Registered six tackles, a career-high five sacks, two forced fumbles and four tackles for loss….Tied the single-game franchise record with five sacks…Had three sacks in the first quarter against the Titans, becoming the first player in NFL history to record three sacks in the first quarter of a season opener…Reached 100 career sacks in his 125th game, becoming the eighth fastest player in league history to reach the milestone…Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week...(9/26) at Jac.: Recorded three tackles, one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery…(11/7) at SF: Tallied three tackles (one), one sack and one tackle for loss…With the sack, Jones (67.0) passed Freddie Joe Nunn (66.5) as the franchise all-time sacks leader…(11/21) at Sea.: Registered four tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss and one forced fumble…Has 12.5 sacks in six career games at Lumen Field which is tied for 10th all-time at the venue (Jones is the only player in the top 10 who has never played for Seattle)….Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week...(12/5) at Chi.: Registered five tackles (three), a half-sack and two passes defensed...(12/13) vs. LAR: Recorded three tackles (two), one sack and one forced fumble...(1/222) at Dal.: Tallied three tackles, two tackles for loss and one forced fumble...Postseason: (1/7/22) at LAR: Registered nine tackles (six) and two tackles for loss in his Cardinals playoff debut.
2020 (with Ari.): Started all five games he appeared in and posted 11 tackles, one sack and a fumble recovery before suffering a season-ending biceps injury…Was placed on the Reserve/Injured List on Oct. 15…(9/13) at SF: Tallied two tackles and one sack…Marked the fifth-consecutive season-opener in which he had a sack... (9/20) vs. Was.: Recovered a fumble at the Cardinals 12-yard line to end a scoring drive...(9/27) vs. Det.: Recorded four tackles (two)…(10/4) at Car.: Posted four tackles (one)…(10/11) at NYJ: Had one tackle before exiting the game early due to injury.
2019 (with Ari.): Started all 16 contests and totaled 53 tackles (42 solo), 19 sacks, five passes defensed, eight forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries…Named a first-team All-Pro for the second time in his career…Also selected to his third Pro Bowl...Selected to the PFWA All-NFL Team and named the 2019 NFC Defensive Player of the Year by the NFL Committee of 101...Established a single-season franchise record with 19 sacks and set career highs with eight forced fumbles and seven strip-sacks...Joined Robert Mathis as the only NFL players with at least 19 sacks and eight forced fumbles in a season...Marked his second season with at least 17 sacks, which trails only Reggie White (three) and J.J. Watt (three) for the most in league history...Named NFC Defensive Player of the Month with an NFL-high six sacks, 18 tackles, three forced fumbles, four tackles for loss and nine QB hits in December...(9/8) vs. Det.: Finished the game with three tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…Recovered a fumble that he forced on a strip-sack of Matthew Stafford in the first quarter…(9/22) vs. Car.: Totaled four tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery…Strip-sacked QB Kyle Allen twice, ending the Panthers first offensive drive of the game with a fumble that he forced and recovered...(10/6) at Cin.: Tallied four tackles and one sack of QB Andy Dalton...(10/13) vs. Atl.: Collected three tackles (two), a half-sack and one pass defensed…Combined with LB Terrell Suggs to take down QB Matt Ryan…(10/20) at NYG: Totaled five tackles, four sacks, three tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…Became just the third player in Cardinals history to record at least four sacks in a game, joining Curtis Greer and Bertrand Berry…Became just the fifth NFL player with at least four sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in a single game since 2000…Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors...(10/31) vs. SF: Recorded one tackle and one sack on Thursday Night Football…(11/10) at TB: Recorded five tackles (four), two sacks and one forced fumble…Sacked QB Jameis Winston twice, including a strip-sack in the first quarter...(11/17) at SF: Posted four tackles, including two tackles for loss, and sacked Garoppolo for a seven-yard loss...(12/1) vs. LAR: Surpassed DE Simeon Rice (53.5) for third place on the franchise all-time sacks list with a half-sack of QB Jared Goff...(12/8) vs. Pit.: Sacked QB Devlin Hodges for a 13-yard loss, forcing a fumble on the play…Finished with five tackles, one sack, one pass defensed and one forced fumble…(12/15) vs. Cle.: Tallied five tackles and a six-yard sack of QB Baker Mayfield...(12/22) at Sea.: Recorded six tackles, four sacks, two tackles for loss and two forced fumbles…Became just the third player in NFL history with four-plus sacks in multiple games in a single season – Reggie White (2 in 1986) and Karl Mecklenburg (2 in 1985)…Surpassed DE Calais Campbell (56.5 in 138 games) for second place on the franchise all-time sacks list…Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
2018 (with Ari.): Started all 16 games and totaled 49 tackles (38 solo), 14 tackles for loss, a team-high 13 sacks, four passes defensed, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery…(9/9) vs. Was.: Recorded three tackles and a strip-sack of QB Alex Smith…(9/23) vs. Chi.: Sacked QB Mitchell Trubisky for a five-yard loss and tipped a pass that was intercepted by Tre Boston…Became the fastest player in franchise history to collect 30 sacks with the team (35 games)…(9/30) vs. Sea.: Sacked QB Russell Wilson for a six-yard loss…(10/7) at SF: Recorded six tackles and recovered his own strip-sack of QB C.J. Beathard…Added two passes defensed…Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors…(10/14) at Min.: Finished with five tackles, 1.5 sacks, one pass defensed and one forced fumble…Registered a strip-sack of QB Kirk Cousins, which was recovered and returned 36 yards for a TD by S Budda Baker…(10/18) vs. Den.: Recorded his fifth consecutive game with a sack, tying the second-longest streak in franchise history…Sacked QB Case Keenum in the second quarter…(11/11) at KC: Recorded six tackles and two sacks…(11/18) VS. Oak.: Totaled four tackles and two sacks…(12/2) at GB: Totaled three tackles, one sack and one pass defensed…Became the fastest player in franchise history to reach 40.0 sacks (43 games) with his first career sack of Rodgers…(12/30) at Sea.: Sacked Wilson for a seven-yard loss.
2017 (with Ari.): Started all 16 games and set a then-single-season franchise record with an NFL-leading 17.0 sacks…Finished with 59 tackles, 17 sacks, 28 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles, earning first-team All-Pro honors for the first time in his career and his second career Pro Bowl selection… Became the first player in team history to lead the NFL in sacks, while also leading the league in tackles for loss (28) and QB hits (38)… (9/10) at Det.: Recorded four tackles and sacked QB Matthew Stafford for a seven-yard loss…(9/17) at Ind.: Totaled a season-high seven tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble… (9/25) vs. Dal.: Tallied three tackles and one sack… (10/8) at Phi.: Recorded five tackles and one sack…(10/15) vs. TB: Registered four tackles and two sacks…(10/22) at LAR: Collected five tackles and one sack…(11/5) at SF: Posted two tackles and one sack…Dropped Beathard for a four-yard loss late in the fourth quarter…(11/9) vs. Sea.: Posted four tackles, one sack and one pass defensed…Registered a sack in five consecutive games for the second time on the season, which matched the second-longest streak in franchise history…(11/26) vs. Jac.: Totaled seven tackles, including five for loss, and two sacks…His five tackles for loss against the Jaguars are the most by an NFL player since 2015…(12/3) vs. LAR: Recorded four tackles and a strip-sack…(12/10) vs. Ten.: Tallied five tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack…(12/7) at Was.: Recorded three tackles and one sack…(12/31) at Sea.: Registered six tackles, three for loss and two sacks.
2016 (with Ari.): Started all 16 games and finished second on the team with 11.0 sacks and tied for second with 18 tackles for loss…Marked his third double-digit sack season in five NFL seasons…Tied for the team lead with four forced fumbles and added 49 tackles, two fumble recoveries and three passes defensed… Selected as a Pro Bowl alternate…(9/11) vs. NE: Recorded a sack and a fumble recovery…Recovered a fumble in the second quarter that led to a TD and then sacked QB Jimmy Garoppolo for a five-yard loss in the fourth quarter…Totaled five tackles, including one for loss…(9/18) vs. TB: Registered a 10-yard sack on game's final drive…(9/25) at Buf.: Registered a sack for third straight game when he brought down QB Tyrod Taylor for a two-yard loss in the second quarter…Totaled five tackles, including a team-leading three for loss…(10/2) vs. LAR: Recorded four tackles and one sack…Forced and recovered a fumble by QB Case Keenum on his third-quarter sack…Became the first player in team history with a sack in each of the season's first four games…(10/6) at SF: Posted a season-high seven tackles and had one pass defensed…(10/23) vs. Sea.: Sacked Wilson and forced a fumble in the fourth quarter…Totaled three tackles…(11/13) vs. SF: Recorded a season-high two sacks…Marked his 11th-career multi-sack game…Finished with four tackles, including two for loss…(11/20) at Min.: Sacked QB Sam Bradford and forced a fumble that Cardinals recovered in the fourth quarter…Added five tackles, including two for loss…(12/11) at Mia.: Registered four tackles and a team-high three for loss…(12/24) at Sea.: Recorded 1.5 sacks and finished with five tackles…(1/1/17) at LAR: Marked his third multi-sack game of the season and 13th career…Finished with two tackles, one forced fumble and one pass defensed.
2015 (with NE): Started 15 games and both postseason contests, totaling 44 tackles with 12.5 sacks and four forced fumbles…Also had his first career INT and added one pass defensed…Selected to first Pro Bowl…(9/20) at Buf.: Posted three sacks…Had two sacks in the second quarter and added another in the third quarter, marking his seventh career multi-sack game…(10/18) at Ind.: Recorded four tackles and 2.5 sacks of QB Andrew Luck…Marked his second multi-sack game of the season and eighth of his career… (10/25) vs. NYJ: Forced a fumble on a sack of QB Ryan Fitzpatrick…(10/29) vs. Mia.: Registered his third multi-sack game…(11/8) vs. Was.: Posted one sack…(11/15) at NYG: Recorded one sack…Notched at least one sack in five consecutive games, the longest streak of his career…Also forced a fumble on the sack of QB Eli Manning…(11/29) at Den.: Registered his first career INT when he picked off QB Brock Osweiler…Also forced a fumble…(12/20) vs. Ten.: Recorded a sack and forced a fumble by QB Marcus Mariota that was recovered in the end zone for a Patriots TD…Added a second sack in the third quarter for his fourth multi-sack game of the season and the 10th of his career…Postseason: (1/16/16) vs. KC: Registered four tackles, one sack and one forced fumble…(1/24/16) at Den.: Recorded one tackle in AFC Championship Game.
2014 (with NE): Played in 10 games with eight starts and finished with 43 tackles (30 solo), six sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and two passes defensed…Started all three postseason games, recording eight tackles and one sack as the Patriots won Super Bowl XLIX…(9/14) at Min.: Finished with eight tackles and two sacks…Scored his second career TD when he blocked a 48-yard FG attempt and returned it 58 yards for a score…Marked his second career blocked FG…Earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career…(9/29) at KC: Recorded a half-sack…(10/12) at Buf.: Recorded five tackles and one sack while forcing and recovering a QB Kyle Orton fumble…(10/16) vs. NYJ: Added a sack in second straight game…(12/14) vs. Mia.: Tallied seven tackles, 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble…Postseason: (1/10/15) vs. Bal.: Collected four tackles…(1/18/15) vs. Ind.: Recorded one tackle in AFC Championship Game…(2/1/15) vs. Sea.: Recorded three tackles and his first career postseason sack in Super Bowl XLIX.
2013 (with NE): Started all 16 games and had a career-high 79 tackles (40 solo), 11.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery for a TD and a blocked FG…Became first Patriots player with five or more sacks in each of his first two seasons since Chris Slade (1993-94)…Tied for third in the AFC and ranked seventh in the NFL in sacks…Earned AFC Defensive Player of the Month honors for November with 16 tackles and four sacks in three games (9/12) vs. NYJ: Recorded five tackles and a season-high two sacks…(9/22) vs. TB: Posted two half-sacks…(10/6) at Cin.: Posted a half-sack…(10/13) vs. NO: Registered one sack…(10/20) at NYJ: Totaled a career-high 11 tackles and added 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble…(10/27) vs. Mia.: Blocked a 39-yard FG attempt with 2:51 remaining to help preserve New England's victory…(11/3) vs. Pit.: Tied a season-high with two sacks…(11/18) at Car.: Posted one sack…(11/24) vs. Den.: Recorded one sack…(12/15) at Mia.: Posted one sack…(12/22) at Bal.: Scored his first career TD when he recovered a fumble in the end zone…Postseason: (1/11/14) vs. Ind.: Started in the Divisional Game…(1/19/14) at Den.: Started in the AFC Championship Game and recorded three tackles.
2012 (with NE): Played 14 games with 13 starts and totaled 45 tackles (24 solo), six sacks, four passes defensed and three forced fumbles…Named NFL Rookie of the Month for September after totaling 19 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles in four games (9/9) at Ten.: Started in his NFL debut and recorded six tackles and his first career sack and forced fumble…His forced fumble was recovered by fellow rookie Dont'a Hightower and returned for a TD…(9/16) vs. Ari.: Registered a sack and forced fumble in his second straight game…(9/30) at Buf.: Recorded six tackles and one sack…His three sacks in first four career games were the most by a Patriots rookie since 1993…(10/14) at Sea.: Set season highs with nine tackles and three sacks, while adding one forced fumble…Marked his first career multi-sack game…(10/28) at StL.: Collected four tackles and one sack…(12/30) vs. Mia.: Recorded six tackles and two passes defensed…Postseason: (1/13/13) vs. Hou.: Started and recorded two tackles…(1/20/13) vs. Bal.: Appeared in the AFC Championship Game.
COLLEGE: Played in 32 games with 28 starts at Syracuse from 2008-11, totaling 147 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, one INT, five forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Earned first-team All-Big East honors as a junior in 2011 when he made seven starts and had 38 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and a career-best 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and an INT…Named a second-team all-conference selection as a sophomore after starting all 13 games and recording 57 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Received second-team All-Freshman honors from Phil Steele in 2009 after playing all 12 games with eight starts and finishing with 52 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks…Redshirted in 2008.
PERSONAL: Attended Union-Endicott (N.Y.) High School where he was rated among the top 15 prospects in the state by Scout.com and Super Prep…Earned first-team All-State and all-Metro honors after totaling 75 tackles, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior in 2007…Also played tight end and averaged a team-high 17.4 yards per catch… has two brothers: Arthur, a former NFL defensive tackle and Jon, a UFC fighter.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: TACKLES: Total – 11, 10/20/13 at NYJ. Solo – 8, 10/20/13 at NYJ. Sacks – 5, 9/12/21 at Ten. Interceptions – 1, 11/29/25 at Den. Passes defensed – 2, five times, last: 12/5/21 at Chi. Forced Fumbles – 2, three times; last: 9/12/21 at Ten. Fumble Recoveries – 1, 10 times; last: 9/26/21 at Jac.
