{
  "id": 6740727,
  "title": "New Titans' CB Jaylon Jones is excited about returning to the system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/new-titans-cb-jaylon-jones-is-excited-about-returning-to-the-system",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T10:08:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/titans-cb-jaylon-jones-excited-100857508.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tennessee Titans bolstered their cornerback depth on Thursday by acquiring former Indianapolis Colts cornerback Jaylon Jones. The swap of Melvin Smith Jr. for Jones marked a potentially significant move for the team. Jones, who played under defensive coordinator Gus Bradley during his time with the Colts, is familiar with the Titans' defense. This familiarity will likely aid Jones in quickly establishing himself as a starter. Upon signing, Jones acknowledged that he needed to \"just try to get up to speed pretty quick.\" Jones expressed his eagerness to contribute to the team, stating, \"I've been in this defense before, so I'm ready to get to work.\" As cornerback depth and play were major points of discussion during preseason and training camp, the roster reduction to 53 players provided GM Mike Borgonzi with the opportunity to fine-tune the depth chart. Jones' physicality and experience with special teams add to his value as a potential upgrade for the Titans' secondary.",
  "summary": "The Tennessee Titans signed former Indianapolis Colts cornerback Jaylon Jones to bolster their depth and special teams unit this week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}