NFC East Free Agency News: Eagles sign former Commanders Cornerback

Jan 4, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Devonta Smith (6) makes a catch as Washington Commanders cornerback Jonathan Jones (31) defends during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

The Washington Commanders had over 30 pending free agents, and not many of them of them have been signed by other teams. The Philadelphia Eagles have been quiet in free agency, but they signed their second cornerback today, former Commanders veteran Jonathan Jones. He only spent one season in Washington, suffering a hamstring injury that landed him on injured reserve after the Packers game on Week 2. He didn't return to the girls until Week 7, and didnt start a game until Week 10.

Jones joins an Eagles secondary that has Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean, and the newly signed Riq Woolen ahead of him on the depth chart. The Commanders made two signings in the secondary, adding former Detroit Lions CB Amik Robertson, and former Colts S Nick Cross. Robertson joins Mike Sainristil and Trey Amos at corner, and he is expected to play a lot of slot in new defensive coordinator Daronte Jones' defense.

The Philadelphia Eagles are signing 2-time Super Bowl champion CB Jonathan Jones, sources tell @NFLonCBS. The Eagles add the cornerback with the best name in all of sports. pic.twitter.com/4R3RbmzIWb

- Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) March 12, 2026

	Def Interceptions	Fumbles		Tackles
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty	AV	Awards
2016	23	NWE	NFL	DB	16	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	14	10	4	1	1	0	2
2017	24	NWE	NFL	DB	16	4	1	6	0	6	8	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	44	39	5	2	2	0	3
2018	25	NWE	NFL	DB	16	5	3	34	0	28	7	1	0	0	0	0	1.5	56	44	12	1	3	0	3
2019	26	NWE	NFL	DB	15	9	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	53	38	15	0	0	0	5
2020	27	NWE	NFL	DB	16	7	2	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	74	60	14	0	1	0	3
2021	28	NWE	NFL	DB	6	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	20	15	5	0	0	0	1
2022	29	NWE	NFL	LCB	16	16	4	89	1	55	11	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	69	56	13	0	0	0	6
2023	30	NWE	NFL	DB	14	14	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	48	40	8	0	0	0	5
2024	31	NWE	NFL	LCB	17	14	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	58	41	17	0	0	0	4
2025	32	WAS	NFL	CB	12	7	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	41	30	11	1	1	0	2
10 Yrs		144	78	11	129	1	55	62	10	0	2	0	0	3.5	477	373	104	5	8	0	34
17 Game Avg		17	9	1	15	0	55	7	1	0	0	0	0	0.4	56	44	12	1	1	0	3
NWE (9 Yrs)		132	71	11	129	1	55	57	10	0	2	0	0	2.5	436	343	93	4	7	0	32
WAS (1 Yr)		12	7	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	41	30	11	1	1	0	2

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/12/2026.