With star vast receiver Stefon Diggs now gone, the Buffalo Payments are heading into an unsure future that would see them take fairly a while to change into Tremendous Bowl contenders once more.
They nonetheless have Josh Allen, one of many NFL’s finest quarterbacks, however with none big-time weapons round him, they’ll seemingly need to win with protection greater than they’ve in recent times.
On Thursday, they reportedly determined to signal Deion Jones, an inside linebacker who spent final season with the Carolina Panthers, per Adam Schefter.
Payments are signing former Panthers and Falcons free-agent linebacker Deion Jones to a one-year deal, per supply.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) Could 2, 2024
Jones, a second-round draft decide in 2016, was as soon as a promising younger participant for the Atlanta Falcons.
As a rookie, he recorded 108 tackles (75 solo), 11 passes defended, and three interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns, whereas serving to the Falcons get to the brink of a Tremendous Bowl championship.
The next 12 months, he made the Professional Bowl, however since then, his manufacturing has fallen.
Jones is becoming a member of a protection that’s succesful and proficient however was hobbled for a lot of the 2023 season, but nonetheless completed fourth in factors allowed.
Buffalo must lean on their protection any more, in addition to Allen’s skill to increase performs and transfer the chains together with his legs.
Along with throwing for 4,306 yards and 29 touchdowns, Allen added 15 touchdowns and 524 yards on the bottom final season.
They will even need to restrict their errors on offense — Allen threw 18 interceptions in 2023, which was the second-most behind solely Sam Howell.
In an improved AFC, it will likely be very troublesome for a Payments crew that hardly made the playoffs final season to get again there this winter.
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