E. J. Jones

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E. J. Jones
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Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1962-02-01) February 1, 1962 (age 62)
Chicago, Illinois
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Chicago Vocational (IL)
College: Kansas
Undrafted: 1984
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:8
Player stats at PFR

Earnest Christopher "E. J." Jones (born February 1, 1962) is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Kansas.

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Early years

Jones attended Chicago Vocational High School, where he was a starter at running back. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Kansas. As a senior, he was named a starter at fullback, registering 98 carries for 417 yards (4.3-yard avg.) and 2 rushing touchdowns. [1]

Professional career

Jones was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs after the 1984 NFL Draft on May 5. [2] He was waived before the start of the season. In 1985, he was signed for training camp and was later released on August 26. [3] On September 16, he was re-signed. [4] He appeared in 5 games, registering 12 carries for 19 yards. On October 23, he was released to make room for the signing of running back Mike Pruitt. [5]

On July 9, 1986, he was signed by the Chicago Bears as a free agent. [6] He was waived on August 24 and placed on the injured reserve list the next day. [7] [8] He was released after the fourth regular season game.

In 1987, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys. He was waived on August 31. [9] After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. He was re-signed to be a part of the Dallas replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "E.J. Jones College Stats" . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "FOOTBALL" . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "NFL notebook" . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Chiefs sign Mike Pruitt". The Nevada Daily Mail. October 24, 1985. p. 8.
  6. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. September 1987. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.
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