Raiders get reminder of awful Yannick Ngakoue-Chandler Jones ‘swap’
In March, the Las Vegas Raiders essentially swapped defensive ends, trading 27-year-old Yannick Ngakoue to the Colts for the financial room to sign 32-year-old free agent Chandler Jones. Eight months later, the two will be on the same field when the Raiders host the Colts on Sunday.
The signing of the older, more popular name over keeping the younger player has backfired for the Raiders.
In nine games, Jones only has 0.5 sacks, far from what the team expected. He is also owed $6M more than Ngakoue ($32M to $26M), per Spotrac, making his contract hard to move.
Ngakoue played well in his lone year with Las Vegas, starting 17 games and accumulating 10 sacks among 28 tackles. He’s on a similar trajectory this season, with 4.5 sacks through nine games.
