Chris Jones (punter)
No. 6 Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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| Date of birth: July 21, 1989 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Rome Georgia | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Coosa High School | |||||||||
| College: Carson-Newman | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2011 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2011 for the Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013 | |||||||||
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Chris Jones (born July 21, 1989) is an American football punter playing for the Dallas Cowboys. Jones played his college football at Carson-Newman College[1]
Early years
Jones attended Coosa High School where he was an All-Area punter. He accepted a scholarship from Carson-Newman College where he was a four-time starter and All-SAC performer. As a freshman he led the SAC with a 41.4 average per punt. As a senior he was second in the league with a 42.1 yards average. For his career he averaged 40.3 yards per punt, registered 46 punts inside the 20-yard-line, 20 punts of at least 50 yards and his longest punt was 73 yards.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Jones was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cowboys in 2011 and was released before the season started. He was signed to the team's practice squad and filled in for an injured Mat McBriar in two games, recording a gross average of 42.6 yards per punt.
In 2012, the Cowboys showed faith in his potential by not resigning McBriar, who was arguably the best punter in franchise history. He entered the season as the starter, but suffered a left knee injury on September 23 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when he nearly had a punt blocked. On October 14 playing against the Baltimore Ravens, although he was still rehabbing the injury, he was forced to punt with a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament.[2] He was placed on the injured reserve on October 24.
On August 24, 2013, during a preseason game, he was the second player (first Cowboys player) to hit the Cowboys Stadium high definition "jumbotron" scoreboard.[3] In 2013 he regained his starting job and registered a 45 yards average and 30 punts inside the 20-yard-line.
References
- ↑ "Carson-Newman : CNEagles.com : Jones inks rookie free agent deal with Dallas Cowboys". CNEagles.com. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4700090/chris-jones-has-partially-torn-acl
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4713304/chris-jones-hits-digital-board-with-punt
External links
| Current punters in the National Football League (as of Week 16 of the 2013 NFL season) | |||
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| American Football Conference | |||
| AFC East
Brian Moorman (Buffalo Bills) |
AFC North
Sam Koch (Baltimore Ravens) |
AFC South
Shane Lechler (Houston Texans) |
AFC West
Britton Colquitt (Denver Broncos) |
| National Football Conference | |||
| NFC East
Chris Jones (Dallas Cowboys) |
NFC North
Adam Podlesh (Chicago Bears) |
NFC South
Matt Bosher (Atlanta Falcons) |
NFC West
Dave Zastudil (Arizona Cardinals) |