Christian Jones (American football)
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Jones with the Chicago Bears in 2014 | |||||||||||||
| No. 52 Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 18, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Winter Park (FL) Lake Howell | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Christian Jones (born February 18, 1991) is an American football inside linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Florida State.
Early years
Jones attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida. He recorded 326 tackles during his career. A five-star recruit, he was ranked as the second best outside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com.[1]
College career
As a true freshman in 2010, Jones played in all 14 games, recording 18 tackles and three sacks. As a sophomore in 2011, he started all 13 games, recording 56 tackles and three sacks. As a junior in 2012, he started all 14 games and led the team in tackles with 95. He nearly entered the 2013 NFL Draft, but decided against it.[2] As a senior in 2013 he was suspended one game for violation of team rules.[3] He recorded 56 tackles with 7.5 tackles for a loss, one interception and two sacks.
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 1/8 in | 240 lb | 4.74 s | 1.68 s | 2.76 s | 4.38 s | 7.03 s | 33 1⁄2 in | 9 ft 7 in | 17 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
On May 10, 2014, Jones signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent. Despite being rated highly, it is believed he went undrafted because he failed a drug test at the NFL Combine. He had 42 tackles and 2 sacks in five starts in his rookie season.
On January 3, 2016, Jones recorded 5 tackles and a sack against the Detroit Lions.[5]
Personal
His father, Willie Jones, also played at Florida State and played for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League.[6]
References
- ↑ Rivals.com
- ↑ Christian Jones to Return to FSU for Senior Year
- ↑ Florida State suspends starting linebacker Christian Jones for Bethune-Cookman game
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/christian-jones?id=2543710
- ↑ "Lions vs. Bears - Box Score - January 3, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ Bobby Bowden kept up with the Joneses