Cam Jones #44 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs downfield during the game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
The New York Giants are signing former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker/special teamer Cam Jones to a one-year contract, according to NFL reporter Aaron Wilson.
Jones, most recently with the New York Jets, will be entering the fourth year of his pro football career. Despite that, he’s already fairly accomplished.
The former undrafted free agent is a Super Bowl champion, having been on the Chiefs roster when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers in February 2024.
Hopefully, he’ll bring some of that winning pedigree with him to New York, where he’ll likely play a key role on special teams, while also serving on defense when needed.
Cam Jones’ NFL Career
After a five-year career at Indiana University, Jones entered his name in the 2023 NFL Draft, but would go on to be undrafted.
He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs and miraculously made the 53-man roster at the end of training camp, an incredible feat for an undrafted rookie.
Jones would appear in all 17 games for the Chiefs in 2023, playing 67% of all special teams snaps and 7% of defensive snaps, recording 17 tackles.
The former Hoosier was a mainstay in 2024 as well, once again appearing in all 17 games and seeing a similar workload in terms of snap count. 66% and 7% for special teams and defense, respectively.
Jones wouldn’t end up making the Chiefs roster ahead of the 2025 season and was waived in August. Shortly thereafter, he was picked up by the New York Jets.
In New York, Jones was a key special teamer to start the season, but suffered a hip injury against the Denver Broncos in Week 6 while the team was playing in London, England.
Jones would make his return in early December, suiting up against the Jacksonville Jaguars and playing the rest of the season.
Entering his fourth year in the NFL, Jones figures to play a part in the New York Giants‘ special teams overhaul, spearheaded by new head coach and former special teams coordinator John Harbaugh.
John Harbaugh’s Giants Special Teams Overhaul
Since taking over as head coach of the New York Giants, Harbaugh has made it a point to improve special teams, something he has a keen interest in considering his past as an assistant coach.
Out was former coach Michael Ghobrial, who served as the special teams coordinator in New York from 2024 to 2025, and in was Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens coach, Chris Horton.
The changes didn’t stop there, though. On the first day of the legal tampering period, the Giants targeted former Ravens punter Jordan Stout, signing him to a three-year, $12.3 million contract, making him the highest-paid punter in the NFL.
Incumbent kicker Graham Gano is still on the roster, but New York signed former Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders to a one-year deal, who will presumably compete with Gano in training camp.
The Giants even signed a new long snapper, bringing in Zach Triner, formerly of the Seattle Seahawks. There’s a Harbaugh connection there, with the Seahawks special teams coordinator, Jay Harbaugh, the nephew of John and the son of Jim.
