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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots released veteran safety Tebucky Jones today. Jones was signed by New England on April 6, 2006, and spent the entire 2006 regular season and playoffs on the reserve/injured list with a leg injury. The nine-year veteran also spent the first five years of his career with the Patriots, playing in 72 games with 36 starts for New England from 1998-2002.

Jones, 32, was originally drafted by the Patriots in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-2-inch, 218-pound safety has played in a total of 110 career games with 72 starts for the Patriots, New Orleans Saints (2003-04) and Miami Dolphins (2005). The Patriots traded him to New Orleans on April 15, 2003. Jones has recorded a total of 420 career tackles (299 solo), 4.5 sacks, six interceptions for 73 yards, 41 passes defensed, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and 72 special teams tackles. He scored a touchdown on a 24-yard fumble return for the Patriots against the New York Jets on Sept. 15, 2002. In 2005 with the Dolphins, Jones started the first six games of the season and recorded 35 tackles (27 solo) and a career-high two sacks before being placed on injured reserve on Oct. 25, 2005. While with the Saints from 2003-04, Jones started all but one game and finished third on the team in tackles both seasons.

The New Britain, Conn. native was drafted by the Patriots as a cornerback out of Syracuse in 1998. After leading the team with 28 special teams tackles as a rookie, he earned his first career start as a cornerback late in the 1999 season. In 2000, he switched to safety, where he started nine of 15 games. In 2001, Jones was the team’s starting free safety, starting 12 of 16 regular season games and all three playoff games. In the 2001 playoffs, Jones contributed to the team’s Super Bowl XXXVI championship run by posting 15 playoff tackles and adding an interception in the 2001 AFC Championship Game. In 2002, Jones started 13 of 14 games and posted 50 tackles.