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Walter Jones
| Seattle Seahawks — No. 71 |
| Offensive tackle |
| Date of birth: January 19, 1974 (1974-01-19) (age 34) |
| Place of birth: Aliceville, Alabama |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: 325 lb (147 kg) |
| National Football League debut |
| 1997 for the Seattle Seahawks |
| Career history |
| College: Florida State |
| NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 |
Teams:
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| Career highlights and awards |
- 8x Pro Bowl selection (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- 7x All-Pro selection (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- Tuesday Morning Quarterback Non-QB Non-RB NFL MVP Award (2005)
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Selected NFL statistics
(through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
| Games played |
168 |
| Games started |
168 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
Walter Junior 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 8 times in his career, and is considered to be one of the best offensive tackles in the history of the NFL. 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". Prior to signing the 7-year contract, Jones was slapped with the franchise tag a record three times (the maximum allowable times for any player under the NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement).
[edit] Trivia
- In the game Madden NFL 07, Jones is one of seven players with a 99 rating.
- He has a daughter named Waleria and a son named Walterius.
- In the game Madden NFL 08, Jones is tied for the highest rating of an offensive lineman with a 98 rating
- He was named the NFL rookie of the month for October 1997; no other offensive lineman has been so honored.
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