Dre’Mont Jones picked a bad time to talk.
Less than 24 hours after his New England Patriots dropped a heartbreaker to the Seattle Seahawks, the former Seahawk went on Instagram and turned a loss into a self-congratulatory moment - then made it worse by taking a shot at his old team. In football, that’s the kind of move that gets noticed fast, and not in a good way.
Jones posted a still image of his sack of Sam Darnold from the first drive of the game. Darnold injured his hip on the play and had to leave the game, and while the injury does not appear to be serious, he seems likely to miss a few games.
Jones’ caption read, “First NFL sack of the season. Gotta win the close ones but we will next time.”
He tagged it with “#gopats.”
Then came the hidden message attached to the photo:
“f**k_the_seahawks”
That combination of bragging after a loss and taking a vulgar swipe at Seattle did not land well with Seahawks fans. The first problem is obvious: touting a personal milestone in a defeat is the kind of thing teammates and fans notice immediately. The second is even uglier, especially when the play involved an injured opponent.
There’s also the Seattle angle. The Seahawks signed Jones to a 3-year, $51 million contract in 2023.
He played two seasons there, produced 8.5 sacks, and was released before the final year of the deal. He wasn’t a total miss, but he also wasn’t the kind of player a team clings to.
Jones’ NFL path tells its own story. New England is his fifth team in eight seasons, which puts him squarely in journeyman territory.
He’s had stretches where he looked like a useful player, but over the long haul he’s been more average than indispensable. Teams have kept coming back for more.
They just haven’t kept him around for long.
The timing of the post also stood out because of the image Seattle has been projecting under Mike Macdonald. HBO’s Hard Knocks painted him as calm, caring, and team-first, with a style built on mutual respect. Jones may have moved on because he didn’t fit what Seattle wanted on defense, but after this post, it’s fair to wonder if there was more to it than scheme.
Jones’ recent journey has already included Tennessee and Baltimore. After being released by Seattle, he went to Tennessee, then got traded to Baltimore midway through the season. He played well enough in 2025 to earn a decent multi-year deal from the Patriots, and he played well on Wednesday, when he picked up his first sack of the season.
Seattle, meanwhile, won the Super Bowl without him.
That’s the part Jones seems to have forgotten: when a team beats you, the smart move is silence. Save the talking for the field.
Unless the Seahawks and Patriots meet in the Super Bowl, they won’t see each other again until the 2028 season, which would also be Jones’ final year in New England if he finishes the deal. He has already failed to do that in two of his last three contracts.
If he’s still with the Patriots then, don’t be surprised if Macdonald has this post in his back pocket. The NFL remembers.
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