Alvin Jones (American football)

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Alvin Jones
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 (age 30)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Burges High School
College: UTEP
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Alvin Jones Jr. (born December 2, 1994) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at UTEP, [1] [2] and originally signed with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He later played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Jones signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2018, and was released a week later. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 15, 2018.

Jones signed a reserve/future contract on January 7, 2019. He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2019, and waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 10.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

After two years away from football, Jones signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on October 21, 2021. [3] [4] He was released on June 4, 2022. [5]

Personal life

Jones is the fraternal twin brother of Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones; Alvin is older than Aaron by 30 minutes. [6] Their parents, Alvin Sr. and Vurgess, were both career NCOs in the US Army, with a combined 56 years of service. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alvin Jones". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alvin Jones". Nfl.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Chavez, Felix F. (October 22, 2021). "El Paso's Alvin Jones Jr. signs with CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders". ElPasoTimes.com. El Paso Times. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Nate (October 21, 2021). "Alvin Jones signs contract with Saskatchewan Roughriders of Canadian Football League". KVIA.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cutdown Tracker: Teams announce their final roster cuts". CFL.ca. June 4, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ Demovsky, Rob (October 13, 2017). "Packers rookie Aaron Jones still relies on twin brother from afar". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ Hodkiewicz, Wes (January 17, 2020). "Family makes Aaron Jones feel at home on any football field". Packers.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.


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