Markus Jones

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Markus Jones
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-10) January 10, 1996 (age 28)
Hanau, Germany
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College: Angelo State
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Markus Jones (born January 10, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He previously played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers and the Baltimore Ravens. Jones played college football for the Angelo State University Rams.

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Early life

Jones played football for the Crowley High School Eagles with 90 tackles and 7 sacks during his senior season. [1] He also played basketball [2] and competed in track and field, recording a 6'8'' high jump in 2014. [3]

College career

Jones signed with the Division II Lone Star Conference Angelo State Rams of San Angelo, Texas in 2014 as a defensive end, earning numerous accolades over the course of his collegiate career. [1] As a senior, Jones recorded 84 tackles including 36.5 tackles for loss, the highest number recorded across all divisions of NCAA football. [4] Jones also made 17.5 sacks in 2018, breaking the Angelo State sack record with a total of 37 career sacks, in addition to two blocked kicks and four forced fumbles. [4]

In January 2019, Jones competed in the annual East-West Shrine Game after being named the 2018 winner of the Gene Upshaw Award as the best offensive or defensive lineman in Division II football. [5] During practices, Jones received significant attention after pushing offensive tackle Paul Adams to the ground during one-on-one drills. [6]

Professional career

After the 2019 NFL draft, Jones signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. [7] Following an injury to Ravens quarterback Robert Griffin III, Jones was waived [8] and subsequently claimed off waivers by the Packers. [9] [10] Jones made a strong preseason showing, including two back-to-back turnover plays versus the Kansas City Chiefs. [11] Jones did not make the Packers roster at the end of the preseason. [12] [10]

In October 2019, Jones was selected in round 8 of 30 during open portion of the 2020 XFL Draft by the St. Louis BattleHawks. [13]

Following the XFL draft, Jones spent a December 2019 mini-camp with the BattleHawks before being traded by St. Louis to the Dallas Renegades at the end of mini-camp. [14] Following the XFL's January 2020 league-wide training camp in Houston, Jones was waived by the Renegades and assigned to the XFL's Team 9 practice squad, also in Dallas, Texas where he trained until the XFL suspended operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] [16] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [17]

Jones signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on December 17, 2020. [18] He was released on July 20, 2021. [19]

Personal life

Jones graduated from Angelo State University in December 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science and minors in Biology and Psychology. [20] He is married to a fellow Angelo State graduate. [21]

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  2. ↑ "Markus Jones' High School Basketball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Markus Jones". Athletic.net. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Markus Jones Named LSC Male Athlete of the Year". Angelo State University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ "DII football: Angelo State's Markus Jones wins 2018 Gene Upshaw Award | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ PewterReport (January 14, 2019). "Angelo State DE Markus Jones flattens Missouri OT Paul Adams at @Shrine_Gamepic.twitter.com/2diI24YIH7". @pewterreport (in Danish). Retrieved October 16, 2019.
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  12. ↑ "Full list of Packers roster cuts from 90 to 53 players". Packers Wire. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
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