Cedric Jones (defensive end)

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Cedric Jones
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1974-04-30) April 30, 1974 (age 50)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school: Lamar
(Houston, Texas)
College: Oklahoma
NFL draft: 1996  / round: 1 / pick: 5
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:151
Sacks:15.0
Forced fumbles:7
Pass deflections:7

Cedric Lewis Jones (born April 30, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, who played in Super Bowl XXXV. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was selected in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1996 NFL draft. [1]

He signed with the St. Louis Rams in 2001, [2] but he was injured in August [3] and did not play.

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References

  1. ↑ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Rams Sign A Former Giant". The New York Times . May 4, 2001. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "RAMS LOSE DE CEDRIC JONES". Cheerleaders.stlouisrams.com. August 15, 2001. Retrieved September 4, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]


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