The Bears have signed their newest young receiver!
On Tuesday, the Bears have agreed to terms on a 4 year deal with WR Velus Jones.
He was the third-round selection of the Bears in the latest NFL draft.
Jones, 25, appeared in 61 games with 21 starts over six seasons at USC (2016-19) and Tennessee (2020-21). The 6-foot, 204-pounder caught 120 passes for 1,434 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also averaged 24.4 yards with two touchdowns on 122 kickoff returns and 15.1 yards on 18 punt returns.
"I think he has hunger," Wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert said Tuesday. "He has maturity. He already has his Master's degree. So, he's a smart guy, mature beyond his years, and takes his job very seriously. He's in the meetings taking really good notes. He brought his own little whiteboard, erase board. He's taking notes and erasing and he's drawing plays.
"We've thrown him into the fire pretty quick, put him at two positions immediately. Get him to learn it now, because we want him to learn the whole concept the more he can do, the more obviously he'll have a chance to play. So, we're going to throw it all at him and see what he soaks in, and hopefully he'll get out there and make some plays for us."
"We've thrown him into the fire pretty quick, put him at two positions immediately. Get him to learn it now, because we want him to learn the whole concept the more he can do, the more obviously he'll have a chance to play. So, we're going to throw it all at him and see what he soaks in, and hopefully he'll get out there and make some plays for us."
Jones is known for his amazing ability to make some great plays after the catch, something the Bears lacked tremendously in the past few years.
"That combination of speed and size makes it hard for you to tackle [Jones], but it also gives him a power a lot of guys don't have," Bears area scout Sam Summerville said after the draft. "That's something that is rare to find with that kind of combo."
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