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Kevin Curtis Visiting The Giants Tonight
Published 3/5/2007 by Paul Perdichizzi at Giants 101
... Chicago Bears have traded running back Thomas Jones and their second round draft pick, number 63 overall to the NY Jets for their second round pick from Washington, number 37.

Jets Trade for Thomas Jones
Published 3/6/2007 by Bent at thejetsblog.com
... ESPN reports the deal: LINK

Breaking News! Thomas Jones Traded
Published 3/6/2007 by James at The Bear Cave
... It’s being reported that the Chicago Bears have honored running back

Jets deal for Thomas Jones
Published 3/6/2007 by Stop Mike Lupica at Stop Mike Lupica
... According to this report, the Jets just traded one of their second round picks (#37) to the Bears for Thomas Jones.  And a late second-round pick (#63). 

Bears trade Thomas Jones
Published 3/6/2007 by Moutz at ChicagoSportsBlogs : Non Compete : Bears
... is a bad move. The Bears give up Jones, the heart of our offense, and the second round pick (63rd) for the Jets' 37th pick overall. I used to wonder what we would get for Thomas Jones. I always thought we could get a 3rd rounder for him. It turns out it was a second rounder, plus an extra pick in the second round. I guess Jerry Angelo is "picking a top" as they say in financial trading. A bold move. There has to be something at the top of the second round that Angelo really wants. The question I have is this: is it another running back?

Some Thoughts on the Thomas Jones Trade
Published 3/6/2007 by Bassett at thejetsblog.com
... As we all know, Thomas Jones has been traded to the Jets, but what’s the story with the compensation for Thomas Jones? The word according to the AP and ESPN’s Michael Smith is that the Jets will swap second round picks with the Bears moving the Jets #37 for the Bears #63, which according to the

Jets Fleece Bears
Published 3/6/2007 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... According to ESPN, the Bears are sending RB Thomas Jones and a second-round pick (number 63) to the Jets for the Green and White's second-round pick (number 37). The Jets are also negotiating a new contract for Jones with "classy" agent Drew Rosenhaus.

Treading Water
Published 3/6/2007 by TBird41 at The Ragnarok
... It says something about how a team is doing in free agency when the only move that helped close the gap (even if only by a little) between them and their division leader was made by the division leader. While the Vikings were busy cutting "Double Duty" Smoot, Jermaine Wiggins, Brad Johnson and Mike Rosenthal, other teams were busy trying to sign their top free agent targets.

The Packers Don't Have Chicago's Problems
Published 7/15/2007 by Brandon at Acme Packing Company: Front Page Posts
... who will need new contracts after next season. With a flexible salary cap, it can be easily managed, but Chicago's already traded RB Thomas Jones and may lose Briggs, so it won't be the same team in 2007 or 2008 that ran over the NFC North in 2005 and 2006. ...

The Answer Key
Published 4/26/2008 by Tim <info@battleredblog.com> at Battle Red Blog: Front Page Posts
... --Vernon Gholston, DE.  I know, I know.  Everyone says McFadden.  But they ponied up $12,000,000.00 in guaranteed money for Thomas Jones last year, and I don't see them wanting to commit that kind of cash to another RB a year later.  Plus, DE is more of a need than RB.  If I get this one right, I demand my own draft show on ESPN and CMT. ...