Sean Jones
Number26
PositionSafety
Birth dateMarch 2, 1982 (age 44)
Birth placeAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft
Height in1
Weight lbs220
High schoolWestlake (Atlanta)
CollegeGeorgia
Draftyear2004
Draftround2
Draftpick59
Pastteams
Highlights
Statlabel 1Total tackles
Statvalue 1514
Statlabel 2Sacks
Statvalue 24.0
Statlabel 3Forced fumbles
Statvalue 33
Statlabel 4Fumble recoveries
Statvalue 47
Statlabel 5Interceptions
Statvalue 517
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Sean Jones (born March 2, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft and also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early life

Jones attended Westlake High School where he played both as a quarterback and a safety. He passed for 2,490 yards and 31 touchdowns and also rushed for 806 yards with 11 touchdowns as a senior.

College career

Jones played in 37 games at the University of Georgia, starting 24 times and finished with 250 tackles, 1 sack, 10 stops for losses, four quarterback pressures, three fumble recoveries, seven interceptions, and four blocked kicks. He was an education major.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Jones was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round (59th overall) in the 2004 NFL draft.[1] However, he missed his entire rookie season due to a knee injury suffered before the start of the season.

In the 2005 season, he appeared in all 16 games, playing mostly on special teams. He made his NFL debut versus the Cincinnati Bengals on September 11 and finished the season with 23 total tackles.

In 2006, Jones started all 16 regular season games and recorded 111 tackles. He also led all NFL strong safeties with five interceptions. He made a career-high 13 tackles at the Cincinnati Bengals on September 17. He was named the AFC Defensive Player of the week with three tackles and two interceptions versus the New York Jets on October 29.

Just as he did in the previous season, he started in all 16 regular season games of the 2007 season. He had 96 tackles and five interceptions, which again led all players at his position.

In 2008 he returned to the Browns as the starting strong safety again. This time only starting 12 games due to injury. He still tallied 56 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 4 interceptions, and 4 deflected passes.

Philadelphia Eagles

In 2009, Jones replaced Brian Dawkins as the starting free safety for the Philadelphia Eagles. An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Jones was signed to a one-year contract worth $3 million by the Philadelphia Eagles on March 6.[2] It was reported that Jones had to take a pay cut around $500,000 to stay on the roster for 2009.[3] In week 11, Jones intercepted Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler on the team's last drive to preserve a 24–20 victory for the Eagles.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On March 16, 2010, Jones signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Detroit Lions

Jones signed with the Detroit Lions on June 25, 2012. He was released on August 27, 2012.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2005CLE160231670.000000001110
2006CLE161611171400.535460191601-30
2007CLE16169669270.53537026101000
2008CLE1212564880.0342702041000
2009PHI1596245171.03237037502-10
2010TAM16167455191.0314503120100
2011TAM16169276161.03000031200
107855143801344.01817192037403770

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2009PHI104400.00000000000
104400.00000000000

References

  1. ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  2. ^ "S Jones In With A One-Year Deal - Philadelphia Eagles". Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  3. ^ Eagles Notebook: Eagles QB McNabb says rib injury improving | Philadelphia Daily News | 22 September 2009