Getty NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported the New England Patriots are signing veteran Dre'Mont Jones. The New England Patriots kicked off 2026 NFL free agency with an agreement to sign linebacker Dre’Mont Jones . NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported the Patriots will ink Jones to a 3-year, $39 million contract. The legal tampering period with free agents in the NFL began at 12 pm ET Monday. Jones will officially be able to sign his contract at 4 pm ET Wednesday. The Patriots will be Jones’s