Jason Fox

Jason Fox
No. 70     Detroit Lions
Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02) (age 23)
Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Weight: 303 lb (137 kg)
Career information
College: Miami
NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128
Debuted in 2010 for the Detroit Lions
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2010
Games played     4
Games started     0
Stats at NFL.com

Jason Fox (born May 2, 1988) is an American football offensive left tackle from the University of Miami football team selected by the Detroit Lions as the 30th pick in the 4th round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He started 47 games for the Hurricanes, two away from breaking the school start mark by an offensive lineman set by Richard Mercier and Mike Sullivan (48) and three away from tying the mark regardless of position by William Joseph.[1]

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Early life

Fox was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. Miami former offensive line coach Mario Cristobal recruited him. At North Crowley High School, he played tight end his junior year and moved to the offensive line as a senior. He was rated by Scout.com and Rivals.com as a four-star recruit. Fox went to church at St. Paul Lutheran, his family is still going to church there.

College career

Fox decided between Miami and many Big 12 schools before deciding that he wanted to go play for the 'U'. Started at right tackle as a true freshman in the season opener against Florida State. Became the starting left tackle midway through the season and held on to it for the remainder of his time at Miami. Before the start of Fox' senior year, he was selected to his first Preseason All-ACC Team.

While at the University of Miami, Fox was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.

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