Walter Jones (football player)

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Walter Jones
Date of birth	January 19, 1974 (age 33)
Place of birth	Aliceville, AL
Position(s)	Offensive tackle
College	Florida State
NFL Draft	1997 / Round 1/ Pick 6
Career Highlights
Pro Bowls	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Stats
Statistics	CBS.com DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1997-present	Seattle Seahawks

Walter Jones (born January 19, 1974) is an American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks team in the National Football League. Selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the sixth overall pick in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft, which was obtained from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for Seattle's 12th overall choice from the first round and a third-round choice obtained from the Atlanta Falcons. Walter became the first Seahawks offensive lineman to play in the Pro Bowl, following the 1999 season. He has started all 106 career games. Jones has made the Pro Bowl 5 times in his career, and is widely recognized as the best offensive tackle in the NFL. Some would even consider him one of the most elite Offensive Tackles ever to play in the league's history. In 2006, Jones played in his sixth NFL Pro Bowl. He played college football at Florida State University. After the 2004 season, he signed a 7-year $50 million contract with the Seahawks, which includes more than $20 million in bonuses. In 2006, Sporting News rated him as number one on their list of the "NFL's Best 101 Players".