The signs have been pointing to this outcome for months. From the moment Jermaine Jones put his hands on Mark Geiger in last season's playoff loss to D.C., New England Revolution fans have feared the inevitable. Confirmation was not available until today.
According to SI's Grant Wahl, Jermaine Jones has said that he will not return to New England at this point.
Thus (probably) ends a tumultuous saga that polarized the fan base and bubbled over to social media more than once. In his Insider Notes piece for Planet Futbol, Wahl relayed that Jones and MLS are far apart on money (contracts are negotiated by the league), but Jones would be willing to remain in MLS if the contract is right and the club is closer to the West Coast, near his family.