While that means exciting free agent additions such as Milton Williams, Carlton Davis and Robert Spillane, it also means several players are making their goodbyes. For one Patriots cornerback, it prompted him to send a message to fans upon his departure from Foxborough and look back upon his time in New England.

The Washington Commanders just got a prime reinforcement for their secondary defense. Jonathan Jones is heading to the nation’s capital. He’s set to leave the New England Patriots after nine years with the organization.

Former Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones is leaving to sign a one-year free-agent deal with the Commanders, according to a source. Jones, 31, leaves after nine seasons in New England, where he won two Super Bowls and entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2016.