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USAT: Cards Wire

Mar 20, 2022

Linebacker Chandler Jones departed the Arizona Cardinals in free agency to sign a three-year, $51 million deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. He had a few options. - While it did not seem like the Cardinals showed a lot of effort to re-sign him, returning was always a possibility. - He spoke about his decision with reporter Jordan Schultz. - “A lot went into it honestly,” said Jones, according to Schultz. “We spoke with the Jets and Bills – others too – and I obviously thought a lot about staying with the Cardinals.” - Jones’ departure is perhaps the most impactful loss the Cardinals have suffered this offseason. He had 10.5 sacks a season ago and became the franchise’s all-time leader in sacks. - Why did he ultimately choose the Raiders? The contract obviously helped. - “I thought, ‘okay, here’s an opportunity to play with a young superstar in Maxx Crosby,'” he told Schultz. “I thought that would be really special. He’s a transcendent young player and I think pairing up with him would make it very difficult for teams to game plan us.” - There is also familiarity with Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and head coach Josh McDaniels. - In the end, “Vegas came in with a plan and offer that I couldn’t resist.” - - List - - Cardinals' 2022 free agency tracker - - - - - - - Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify. - Latest show: - - - Previous shows: - - - and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Cards Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Cards Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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