re: Raise and contract extension for Johnny Jones

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I'd say he was quite obviously worthy of being paid higher than 12th in the SEC, but I'm not 100% sure on the timing here. I really think this season will tell us a lot about the direction we're really headed, so the logical choice for me would have been to address his contract after this year. When was his last contract set to be up?

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I agree the timing was weird, but I think at this point it was probably important to show faith in Jones. Especially for recruiting purposes. I don't think anyone thinks Jones would leave on his own accord, and this gives him an opportunity to tell recruits he will be around the entire time they are in BR.

I can't find when his original contract was set to expire, but it would have probably been after 4-5 years so I'd imagine he had a couple years remaining.