{"id":827984,"date":"2026-03-22T22:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/827984\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:58:26","slug":"jonathan-jones-reveals-he-flew-himself-to-sign-eagles-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/827984\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Jones reveals he flew himself to sign Eagles contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Jones reveals he flew himself to sign Eagles contract<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When it comes to sharing fun facts, Jonathan Jones<\/a> might have everyone on his new team beat. The NFL star\u2019s fun fact just confirmed that he is a certified pilot and that he flew himself to sign his new contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

Jones is entering his 11th year in the NFL, and during last week\u2019s press conference, he had no problem with how he would get from Charlotte, N.C., to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found a little passion for aviation a few years back and flew up here today for the signing, so it\u2019s a little hobby of mine that I enjoy doing,\u201d he said in the press conference.<\/p>\n

Jones added that he\u2019s \u201calways looking for unique hobbies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up as a country boy, so always outside on bikes, four-wheelers and [aviation] was kind of my niche,\u201d the two-time Super Bowl champion said. \u201cI got exposed to general aviation, took a discovery flight and I fell in love with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I hopped over from Charlotte today to get over to here. It was a quick flight but anytime I can fly, I love it,\u201d he shared. \u201cIt was kind of nice to have the approach over the Delaware River. It was kind of a nice touch for the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Eagles\u2019 cornerback flew a Daher TBM single-engine turboprop on Wednesday, March 18, to sign his one-year 1 year, $2,000,000 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, including $500,000 signing bonus, $2,000,000 guaranteed. Prior to signing with the Eagles Jones played for the New England Patriots<\/a> from 2016 to 2024 and the Washington Commanders last season.<\/a><\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 wife Andressa Jones has shared on social media that the NFL star has flown them on vacation and most recently the Bahamas. The couple got married in 2024.
The Eagles\u2019 cornerback <\/a>earned his pilot\u2019s license in April of 2023 after taking flying lessons at Norwood Airport outside Boston, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Related: Lindsey Vonn shows impressive recovery following Winter Olympics injury<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Jorginho confronts Chappell Roan for allegedly making his daughter cry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jonathan Jones reveals he flew himself to sign Eagles contract appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":827985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2068],"tags":[69064,25,7,1981,249,6,242,109,2476,111],"class_list":["post-827984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia-eagles","tag-andressa-jones","tag-eagles","tag-football","tag-jonathan-jones","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-philadelphiaeagles","tag-washington-commanders"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116275309244565401","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}