Patriots players tweet touching messages to Chandler Jones

Published Mar. 15, 2016 6:40 p.m. ET

Nick Schwartz

The New England Patriots traded Pro Bowl defensive end and Super Bowl XLIX champion Chandler Jones to the Arizona Cardinals Tuesday for a 2016 second-round draft pick and guard Jonathan Cooper.

I want to thank the @Patriots, the Kraft family, and all of Pats Nation for making my time in New England so special pic.twitter.com/HMFout878i
— Chandler Jones (@Chan95Jones) March 15, 2016

Arizona, here I come. #birdgang #BeRedSeeRed #AzCardinals pic.twitter.com/nAxPrWYK5i
— Chandler Jones (@Chan95Jones) March 15, 2016

Wide receiver Julian Edelman, linebacker Dont'a Hightower and safety Devin McCourty wished Jones well on Twitter after news of the trade broke.

Great player, great teammate, great friend. Let me know how those burgers are in AZ bubs ??@Chan95Jones pic.twitter.com/AjZhwrOEFd
— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) March 15, 2016

Gonna miss goin to war w/ da homie @chan95jones I already know you'll keep beasting ?!... https://t.co/6nPCDheN9x pic.twitter.com/1JYt53V67y
— Dont'a Hightower (@zeus30hightower) March 15, 2016

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