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Chicago Bears sign S Jaylon Jones

Chicago Bears signed S Jaylon Jones on March 16, 2026.

Event type
Free agent signing
First reported
Mar 16, 2026
Official
Mar 16, 2026
Player
Jaylon Jones
Position
S

What changed

Player
Jaylon Jones
From
Free agent
To
Chicago Bears
Effective
Mar 16, 2026

Known details

Compensation
Signed a 1 year $1.3 million contract with Chicago (CHI)

How this move reshapes the Cornerbacks room

Chicago Bears cornerbacks, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Defensive Assistant/Nickels: Cannon Matthews
92Jaylon Johnson8512/178498689474$25M27.36'0"195
72Kyler Gordon729/177198559677$13M26.65'11"200
72Tyrique Stevenson7815/177099859672$4.1M26.26'0"214
45Dontae Manning385/17005096—$885K24.95'10"190
45K.C. EziomumeNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——198
45Josh Blackwell5315/1729428793—$2.6M27.35'11"175
45Dallis Flowers385/174002781—$1.1M29.16'1"190
45Jaylon Jones5614/1746668184——28.85'11"190
40Malik MuhammadNEW445/1700505048$1.4M——182
35Terell Smith4413/17410789531$1.2M27.06'0"215
Last season · 2025Defensive Assistant/Nickels: Cannon Matthews
92Jaylon Johnson8512/178498689474$25M27.36'0"195
72Nick McCloudLEFT6714/17605085890—28.16'1"190
72Kyler Gordon729/177198559677$13M26.65'11"200
72Tyrique Stevenson7815/177099859672$4.1M26.26'0"214
45Jaylon Jones5614/1746668184——28.85'11"190
45Josh Blackwell5315/1729428793—$2.6M27.35'11"175
45Dallis Flowers385/174002781—$1.1M29.16'1"190
45Dontae Manning385/17005096—$885K24.95'10"190
40C.J. Gardner-JohnsonLEFT5312/17850728555—28.65'11"208
40Nahshon WrightLEFT4911/17570649058$3.5M27.86'4"199
35Terell Smith4413/17410789531$1.2M27.06'0"215
30Zah FrazierLEFT31—00509629—25.86'3"185

Timeline

  1. OfficialMar 16, 2026

    Chicago Bears sign S Jaylon Jones

    Signed a 1 year $1.3 million contract with Chicago (CHI)

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