Kevin Jones Signs With the Bears
Windy City Gridiron —
... He was the 30th selection and is out of Vriginia Tech.
Realistically Jones could find himself as the backup by the time the regular season rolls around. If the Bears like the idea of keeping Adrian Peterson in his special teams roll and Garrett Wolfe proves he is just a situation back, we will need a full time guy to spell Matt Forte or step in if an injury occurs.
Keep an eye out for a scouting report from out Detroit blogger.
The Sun-times is reporting the deal is for 1-year at $605k.
Here is a look at his ...
Jones gives Bears insurance at RB
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... Jones had surgery to repair a torn knee ligament earlier this year and it's hard to imagine he will be ready to participate in much of training camp when the Bears open next week. But Jones provides the team some low-risk insurance, especially if he starts camp on the physically-unable-to-perform list, and could end up being a surprise contributor during the second half of the season. ...
Kevin Jones is a Bear. And no, we're not rearranging the Juggernaut Index
Roto Arcade —
Semi-important news from Brad Biggs at the Sun-Times: Seven days before the Bears are to report for training camp, the club decided they needed help at running back and signed veteran Kevin Jones. The former first-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions checked out medically Tuesday morning and signed a one-year contract worth $605,000. This is especially good news for Earnest Graham and his owners. Another threat has passed. Recently, Jones had seemed like a possibility in Tampa. ...
Bears Sign Kevin Jones to One-Year Deal
Pride Of Detroit —
... Ex-Lions running back Kevin Jones has officially re-joined the NFC North. This time he is a member of the Chicago Bears as he signed a one-year deal with them today. ...
Skinny Posts: Recovering RBs
Sports - Pancake Blocks —
[image] While the Redskins have started camp, the rest of the league doesn't all get into the swing of things at the same time until this weekend. Once that happens, we'll have more news affecting fantasy leaguers in a week than we had all offseason. It was mostly quiet while I was gone for a few days last week, but here are a couple items that caught my interest. Kevin Jones could start the regular season on the PUP list. Any downgrade of Matt Forte because of Jones' addition should be minimal.
