Titans Trade Jones, Gain Draft Pick

0:00It's April 25th. This is NFL News today, football coverage powered by AI. The Tennessee Titans flipped Ed rusher Dremond Jones to the Baltimore Ravens right at the trade deadline last season. They snacked a 2026 fifth round pick and return, originally from the Jets, turning it into smart business since Tennessee was already out. Of the playoffs, and Jones was a free agent at years end. That pick came with a twist. It could have bumped up to a fourth rounder. If Jones hit two sacks, and the Ravens made the playoffs. He actually got two and a half sacks in nine games with Baltimore, but their rookie kicker missed the game winner against the Steelers in week 18, killing those postseason dreams. Fans and analysts see it as a win for the rebuilding Titans, who needed draft ammo more than a rental player. Jones held Baltimore's pass rush big time, jumping his pressure rate to 11.7% and pass rush win rate to 14.1%, even if his Rossack numbers dropped from four and a half in Tennessee.

1:02Now the Titans hold that fifth rounder for day three of the draft, locking in value early. Meanwhile, Jones signed a three year, $36.5 million deal with the Patriots, which should net Baltimore a compensatory pick in, 2027. In the end, Tennessee played the long game perfectly, cashing in on a guy who boosted another Tane's rush without costing them the future there, building.