Don Jones (safety)

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Don Jones
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Jones with the Houston Texans in Jan. 2017
No. 36, 29, 38, 30, 35, 20
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1990-05-14) May 14, 1990 (age 34)
Town Creek, Alabama, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Hazlewood
(Town Creek, Alabama)
College: Arkansas State
NFL draft: 2013  / Round: 7 / Pick: 250
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:40
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at PFR

Don Jones II (born May 14, 1990) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Arkansas State.

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Early life

Played running back and defensive back for the Hazlewood Golden Bears in Town Creek, Alabama, coached by Aaron Goode. He starred as a guard on the basketball team, coached by Shane Childress. As a senior, Jones won the Class 1A 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters in track.
Jones ran for 1,869 yards and 22 touchdowns his senior year and had scholarship offers from 10 Division I schools. In July 2007, before his senior year, Jones was timed at 4.38 in a 40-yard dash at the Alabama-Birmingham football camp. [1]
Hazlewood High School also has produced former NFL players Antonio Langham, Kerry Goode, Chris Goode, Kalvin Pearson, Joe Manley, and Bob Penchion.

College career

He played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves, where he started as a running back for head coach Steve Roberts. While with the Red Wolves, Jones rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on 24 attempts and had 12 catches for 146 yards and a score as a freshman in 2009.
He then transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, where he played safety. He then returned to Arkansas State in 2011, where he moved to defensive back and linebacker.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins (first stint)

Jones was selected in the seventh round (250th overall) by the Miami Dolphins. [2] His NFL.com draft profile grade was 50.2 [3]

Don Jones made a game-changing play for the Dolphins on September 22, 2013, against the Atlanta Falcons in the Dolphins' first home game of the season. Covering a punt on special teams, Jones forced a fumble when he hit punt returner Harry Douglas with 1:48 left in the third quarter. The Dolphins, trailing at the time 20-13, recovered the loose ball and scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive and went on to win 27-23. The victory improved the Dolphins' record to 3-0. He played on the special teams in all 16 regular-season games for the Dolphins, who finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs. On December 24, 2013, Jones was named to the Professional Football Writers Association's All-Rookie Team as the kick gunner on special teams.

On Twitter, Jones wrote "Horrible" and "OMG" shortly after the drafting of Michael Sam by the St. Louis Rams and was promptly fined by the Dolphins and suspended from team activities. He was required to undergo educational training before he can return to the team. [4] Jones was reinstated on May 19, 2014, after completing the training. [5]

Jones was waived by the Dolphins on August 31, 2014.

New England Patriots

The New England Patriots claimed Jones off waivers on September 1, 2014. He was cut on Thanksgiving (November 27). [6]

Miami Dolphins (second stint)

Jones signed with the Dolphins on November 28, 2014. [7]

New Orleans Saints

Jones was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad on September 7, 2015, and was promoted to the active roster five days later. After appearing in five games on special teams, he was waived on October 13. [8]

Cleveland Browns

Jones was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on October 14, 2015. [9]

On March 17, 2016, Jones signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Browns worth $1,671,000. [10] [11] He was released on October 4, 2016. [12]

Houston Texans

On October 19, 2016, Jones was signed by the Houston Texans. [13]

San Francisco 49ers

On March 10, 2017, Jones signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. [14] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017, after suffering an ACL injury. [15]

On July 25, 2018, Jones was waived by the 49ers. [16]

Personal life

In April 2018, Jones returned to Lawrence County, Alabama, to escort a special needs student to her senior prom. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aiming for blue postseason". The Decatur Daily. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  2. ↑ "DB Don Jones of Arkansas State drafted by Dolphins". Miami Herald. April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Don Jones Draft Profile". National Football League. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ Walker, James (May 12, 2014). "Don Jones apologizes for tweet". ESPN.com.
  5. ↑ Hanzus, Dan (May 19, 2014). "Report: Don Jones reinstated after Michael Sam tweets". NFL.com.
  6. ↑ Alper, Josh (November 28, 2014). "Patriots release Don Jones". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  7. ↑ Wilkening, Mike (November 28, 2014). "Dolphins bring back Don Jones". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ Woodbery, Evan (October 13, 2015). "New Orleans Saints waive DB Don Jones to make room for Joe Morgan". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ Woodbery, Evan (October 14, 2015). "Former New Orleans Saints DB Don Jones claimed by Cleveland Browns". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Browns sign DB Rahim Moore". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ Spotrac.com. "Don Jones". Spotrac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Browns sign TE Connor Hamlett to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Texans sign Jones, add Dunn to active roster". HoustonTexans.com. October 19, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  14. ↑ "49ers Sign DB Don Jones". 49ers.com. March 10, 2017.
  15. ↑ "49ers Cut Roster Down to 53 Players". 49ers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
  16. ↑ "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves". 49ers.com. July 25, 2018.
  17. ↑ "NFL player Don Jones takes teen to prom for special-needs students". www.cbsnews.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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