Kevin Jones Free Agent News - Fantasy Football
Kevin Jones promising career with the Detroit Lions has come to an end. The Lions released the running back earlier in the week, citing injury concerns.
Jones, who played quite well last year when healthy, tore his ACL late in the year. In 2006, Jones suffered a season-ending foot injury late in the season. The Lions apparently thought that two season-ending injuries was one too many.
Jones is now a free agent and will likely be courted by a lot of teams. He’s looked like a superstar talent at different points in the last few seasons. He’s a strong runner who has good hands out of the backfield. He doesn’t have blazing speed but he’s a solid back.
He will sign with a team that will view him as insurance at the running back position. Due to his injury history, no team can afford penciling Jones into a major role in 2008. That said, Jones is on record as stating that he’s certain he’ll be ready for the start of camp.
While Jones should be able to land on his feet, this is a big blow to his fantasy worth. Jones was still the favorite to win the running back job in Detroit – all the way up to the point that he was released. Now he’s looking at a backup or third string job, depending on where he signs.
In Detroit, it appears that Tatum Bell is going to be given another shot to win the starting job. Bell was the opening day starter last season before giving way to Jones once he got healthy enough to play.
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