The 49ers have been locking up a lot of their own guys so far in free agency, and they can check another one of the list. San Francisco is re-signing defensive tackle D.J. Jones, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network tweets.
Financial terms weren’t immediately available, although Rapoport reports it’s a one-year deal for the big man in the middle. A sixth-round pick back in 2017, Jones just wrapped up his rookie contract. The Ole Miss product played rotationally his first two seasons before becoming a full-time starter in the last two.
He started all 25 games that he appeared in over the past two years, racking up five sacks in those games while mostly being counted on to clog up running lanes. San Francisco’s vaunted defensive front was decimated by injuries last year, and the team is hoping Jones will be a big part of the unit’s bounce back in 2021.
Big DJ is extremely underrated!! He just has to stay healthy, cause when he is, he’s a force in the middle!!
yeah I agree, was expecting a breakout year last year until he got hurt.
Salah was a good coordinator but he got way too much credit for this defense. Under-the-radar guys like big DJ were/are the real key to their success. Jones would be an absolute star on any other team but he’s just quietly hidden amongst the wealth of talent in sf.