Dominique Jones (American football)

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Dominique Jones
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Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1987-08-15) August 15, 1987 (age 36)
San Diego, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:San Diego (CA) Horizon Christian
College: Shepherd (WV)
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:10
Receiving yards:103
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Dominique Jones (born August 15, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Shepherd.

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College career

He played college football at Shepherd University in 2010. As a tight end Jones totaled 403 yards on 34 receptions and averaged 11.9 yards a catch. He led the team in touchdown receptions with nine. [1] The Rams had their furthest Division II playoff run in the school's history and won the WVIAC title before becoming the first WVIAC team to advance to the national semi-finals.

Professional career

Sacramento Mountain Lions

He played the 2011 season for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League.

Reading Express

He signed with the Reading Express of the Indoor Football League in 2012. [2]

Indianapolis Colts

On April 30, 2012, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent. [3] On October 8, 2012, he was released and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [4]

Miami Dolphins

On October 24, 2012, he was signed by the Miami Dolphins to join the practice squad. [5] On November 19, 2012, he was released.

Second stint with the Indianapolis Colts

On November 21, 2012, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts. [6]

Jones was released by the Colts on October 22, 2013.

Kansas City Chiefs

On October 30, 2013, he was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to their practice squad. The Chiefs placed Jones on their active roster on December 7. [7] He was released by the Chiefs on March 6, 2014.

Buffalo Bills

He signed with the Buffalo Bills on July 26. [8] The Bills released Jones on August 29, 2014. [9]

Denver Broncos

He was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad on September 9, 2014, [10] and cut on September 5, 2015.

Baltimore Ravens

Jones was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad on September 7, 2015. [11] On September 24, 2015, he was released by the Ravens. [12]

New York Giants

Jones was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad on October 7, 2015. [13] On October 15, 2015, he was released by the Giants. [14]

Minnesota Vikings

Jones was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad on November 17, 2015. [15]

Return to Miami

The Dolphins signed Jones to a reserve/futures contract on January 19, 2016, along with Zac Dysert. [16] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Dolphins as part of final roster cuts. [17] He was re-signed on October 3, 2016. [18] In a Week 9 victory over the New York Jets, Jones was the Dolphins' leading receiver with 3 catches for 42 yards and 1 touchdown, the first of his career. On March 6, 2017, the Dolphins declined to sign Jones to an offer sheet, making him a free agent.

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  1. ↑ "Shepherd Rams 2010 Statistics". ShepherdRams.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "READING RECEIVER GETS CHANCE IN THE NFL". goifl.com/. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  7. ↑ Twitter / KCChiefs: The #Chiefs have promoted TE Dominique Jones to the 53-man roster and has released WR Chad Hall.
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