Nick Jones (American football)

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Nick Jones
Atlanta Falcons
Position:Assistant offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1985-07-05) July 5, 1985 (age 38)
Bowdon, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Bowdon
College: Georgia
Undrafted: 2007
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As a coach
As a player
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Nick Jones (born July 5, 1985) is an American football coach and former player. He is the assistant offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played center for the Georgia Bulldogs.

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Coaching career

Jones was an offensive graduate assistant for Georgia in 2010 and 2011. [1] He was the tight ends coach and tackles coach for Coastal Carolina from 2012 to 2017. [1] Jones coached tight ends for Air Force in 2018. [2] Jones was hired by Colorado State as co-special teams coordinator and tight ends coach in February 2019. [3] He joined the Atlanta Falcons in 2020 as a diversity coaching fellow. [4] He was hired by Georgia Southern as their special teams coordinator and tight ends coach in January 2021, [5] but left to join the Los Angeles Rams as an offensive assistant on February 23, 2021. [6] [7] In Jones first season, the Rams won Super Bowl LVI against the Cincinnati Bengals. [8] He was hired on February 2, 2024 by the Atlanta Falcons, to be an Assistant offensive line coach. [9]

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  7. Gough, Lyndsey [@LGonTV] (February 24, 2021). "Confirmed that just about a month after former Georgia Bulldog Nick Jones was officially announced as part of the Georgia Southern football staff as special teams coordinator & TE coach, he's resigned to join the Los Angeles Rams staff. @WTOC11" (Tweet). Retrieved February 24, 2021 via Twitter.
  8. "Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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