The New England Patriots are collecting former Buffalo Bills.
New England is signing veteran defensive tackle DaQuan Jones to a one-year contract worth up to $6 million, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
The deal includes a $3.5 million base salary.
Jones becomes the sixth former Bills player currently with the Patriots, joining fullback Reggie Gilliam, wide receiver Mack Hollins, offensive lineman Greg Van Roten, tight end Shane Zylstra and punter Mitch Wishnowsky.
Zylstra and Wishnowsky were released by the Bills as part of final roster cuts two weeks ago and are on New England's practice squad.
Jones spent the past four seasons in Buffalo and started all 51 regular-season games he played for the Bills. He finished his Buffalo tenure with
99 tackles, 10 sacks, 15 tackles for loss and 31 quarterback hits.
Last season, Jones appeared in 12 games. He had 22 tackles, three sacks, three tackles for loss and eight quarterback hits.
Jones, 34, also has a previous connection to Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. He played for Vrabel with the Tennessee Titans from 2018 through 2020. He'll enter his 13th NFL season. Jones was drafted in the fourth round by the Titans in 2014 and spent nine years in Tennessee. He played one year with the Carolina Panthers before signing a free agent contract with the Bills in 2022.
Jones gives New England another veteran option on a defensive line led by Milton Williams and Christian Barmore.
The Patriots opened the season with a 13-10 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Patriots sign another former Bills starter to give them 6 ex-Buffalo players
