Jason Jones (defensive end)

Jason Jones

Jones in 2014.

No. 91 Detroit Lions

Position:

Defensive end

Personal information

Date of birth:

May 23, 1986

Place of birth:

Detroit, Michigan

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

276 lb (125 kg)

Career information

High school:

Southfield (MI) Lathrup

College:

Eastern Michigan

NFL draft:

2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54

Career history

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-MAC (2007)
Harold E. Sponberg Award (2007)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2015

Total tackles:	164
Sacks:	26.0
Forced fumbles:	10
Pass deflections:	23
Player stats at NFL.com

Jason Duane Jones (born May 23, 1986) is an American football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft and also played for the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Eastern Michigan.^[1]

Early years

Jones attended Southfield-Lathrup High School in Lathrup Village, Michigan and enjoyed an outstanding prep career as a football and basketball player. He was named first-team All-Oakland Athletic Association as a senior, recording 27 tackles, six sacks, four forced fumbles and seven interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns. He also caught 25 passes for 395 yards and eight touchdowns as a receiver. The Detroit News named him the 44th-best player on the Blue Chip list in the state of Michigan, as he also added All-Metro North honors. Jones is the younger brother of retired American Professional Basketball Player Brian LaWan Alexander. Also, Jones older brother, Michael, played football at Alabama State and other brother, Jamar, works at the White House as a Secret Service uniformed police officier.

College career

Jones played college football for Eastern Michigan University. As a senior (2007), Jones received third-team All-American and first-team All-Mid-American Conference honors. He played in all 12 games with 11 starts and finished fourth on the team with 70 tackles. He tied for seventh in the NCAA with a career-high 19.5 stops for losses. He added 10 quarterback pressures, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble while breaking up three passes and blocking a kick. Selected to play in the 2008 Senior Bowl All-Star Game and finished with three tackles, one sack for 14 yards and one forced fumble. Jones was named the recipient of the Harold E. Sponberg Award as the team's top down lineman scholar-athlete.^[2]

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Jason Jones was drafted in the second round (54th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. He started against the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 16 of the 2008 season as a result of injuries to Albert Haynesworth and Kyle Vanden Bosch. In thirteen games during the regular season, Jones totaled 31 tackles and 5 sacks. He was particularly impressive in his week 16 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers when his 3.5 sacks, 5 tackles and 3 forced fumbles made him a candidate for Defensive Player of the Week.^[3] Jones got ejected from a Week 2 game versus the Houston Texans. Jones was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2009 due to a shoulder injury.

Seattle Seahawks

On March 17, 2012, Jones signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks.^[4]

Detroit Lions

On March 13, 2013, Jones signed a three-year deal with the Detroit Lions.^[5] On September 22, 2013 (Week 3 of the 2013 NFL Season), Jones suffered a season ending knee injury.^[6]

Giving back to the Community

Jason Jones is affiliated with the 501c3 Non-Profit Team Alexander Athletics organization. The organization is exclusively for charitable and educational purposes addressing its mission through programs and events. T.A.A. encourages a cross-cultural environment to stimulate conversation with the purpose of overcoming racial barriers, relations and networking to promote unity through athletics and sports.

References

External links

Tennessee Titans 2008 NFL Draft selections

Chris Johnson Jason Jones Craig Stevens William Hayes Lavelle Hawkins Stanford Keglar Cary Williams

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Detroit Lions current roster

Active roster	5 Matt Prater 6 Sam Martin 8 Dan Orlovsky 9 Matthew Stafford 10 Corey Fuller 13 T. J. Jones 15 Golden Tate 16 Lance Moore 21 Ameer Abdullah 23 Darius Slay 24 Nevin Lawson 25 Theo Riddick 26 Don Carey 27 Glover Quin 28 Quandre Diggs 29 Crezdon Butler 32 James Ihedigbo 38 George Winn 42 Isa Abdul-Quddus 43 Isaiah Johnson 46 Michael Burton 48 Don Muhlbach 50 Travis Lewis 52 Darryl Tapp 53 Kyle Van Noy 55 Stephen Tulloch 57 Josh Bynes 59 Tahir Whitehead 60 Braxston Cave 61 Kerry Hyder 63 Manny Ramirez 65 Gabe Ikard 67 Khyri Thornton 70 Corey Robinson 71 Riley Reiff 72 Laken Tomlinson 74 Michael Ola 75 Larry Warford 77 Cornelius Lucas 80 Bear Pascoe 81 Calvin Johnson 83 Tim Wright 85 Eric Ebron 90 Gabe Wright 91 Jason Jones 92 Haloti Ngata 94 Ezekiel Ansah 95 Brandon Copeland 97 Caraun Reid 98 Devin Taylor 99 Jermelle Cudjo -- Jerry Franklin -- Lamar Holmes

Reserve lists	30 Josh Wilson (IR) 33 Alex Carter (IR-DFR) 34 Zach Zenner (IR) 44 Chris Owens (IR) 54 DeAndre Levy (IR) 64 Travis Swanson (IR) 68 Darren Keyton (IR) 82 Jordan Thompson (IR) 87 Brandon Pettigrew (IR) 93 Tyrunn Walker (IR) 96 Andre Fluellen (IR) 99 Corey Wootton (IR)

Practice squad	2 Ricky Stanzi 18 Ryan Spadola 19 Corey Washington 36 Kendall James 49 Khaseem Greene 73 Tyrus Thompson 79 Larry Webster III 86 Casey Pierce -- Austin Willis

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