It’s unclear how the change will affect Jones’s future with the Redskins, if at all.

Jones’s former agent, Hadley Englehard, had asked the Redskins to release his client earlier this offseason, convinced Jones had no future in Washington.

Coach Jay Gruden benched Jones after a 20-17 loss to Detroit, in which he fumbled for the eighth time in his young career while fighting for extra yards just shy of the goal line. He was ruled inactive for the remainder of the season.

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Heading into April’s NFL draft, the Redskins reportedly shopped Jones for a trade. Getting no offers, they used their fourth-round pick on Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine, sending another signal that Jones didn’t figure in their plans in 2017.

The Redskins had high hopes for Jones when they drafted the 6-2, 232-pound prospect from Florida in the third round of the 2015 draft. Then-general manager Scot McCloughan loved his size and physicality, likening him to a young Marshawn Lynch.

After a promising start, Jones eventually replaced veteran Alfred Morris as the team’s starting running back. But his performance was spotty, and the ball-security issues continued.

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Jones chose not to attend voluntary team workouts at Redskins Park this offseason but took part in the mandatory minicamp in mid-June. Speaking to reporters then, Jones explained that he’d skipped the optional workouts on the advice of his (now former) agent, Englehard, but was determined to fight to regain coaches’ confidence in a crowded field of Redskins running backs.