A person familiar with the situation says Carolina has acquired Jones from the San Francisco 49ers, a move the Panthers hope will upgrade their special teams coverage units.
Posted: Aug. 31, 2012 4:33 PM ET
The 6-foot, 208-pound Jones could help Carolina's shaky coverage team that allowed three touchdowns on punt returns last season and a TD in the preseason on a kickoff return. Entering his second season, Jones played in 13 games last year for the 49ers seeing, mostly on special teams. He had six tackles on defense.