2025 Arizona Cardinals offseason roster profile: ILB Vi Jones
The Arizona Cardinals are in offseason mode and we are days away from free agency and weeks from the NFL draft. Leading up to the new league year, we will take a look at each player on the roster or signed to a reserve deal and break down where they stand with the team.
We will look at their 2024 season, their contract status and what their status is for the coming offseason and 2025 season.
Next up is linebacker Vi Jones.
2024 Vi Jones stats, season
The brother of Cardinals wide receiver Zay Jones, who is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent on March 12, Vi began his NFL career as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks in 2022. Last season, he played seven games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, three after being elevated from the practice squad and four after being signed to the active roster. The Bucs were expected to add him back to the practice squad when he was waived on Dec. 28, the day before their Week 17 game against the Carolina Panthers, but the Cardinals claimed him on Monday. He was inactive for the final game of the 2024 season. For the Bucs, he played 55 defensive snaps (12 percent) and 124 (64 percent) on special teams.
2025 contract status
Jones' salary for 2025 if on the active roster will be $1.03 million, the minimum for players with two credited seasons.
Outlook for 2025
The Cardinals obviously want to get a good look at Jones, otherwise they wouldn't have claimed him as late as they did in the regular season. On a unit that doesn't have a lot of numbers now, he will have an opportunity in the offseason to show his ability.
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