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American football player (born 1996)

American football player

Justin Jones (born August 28, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

College career[edit]

Following his senior season, Jones was selected to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.[1]

Professional career[edit]

On November 29, 2017, it was announced that Jones had accepted his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl.[2] He impressed scouts by showing his agility during Senior Bowl practices and added value to his draft stock.[3] On January 27, 2018, Jones played in the 2018 Reese’s Senior Bowl and was part of Denver Broncos’ head coach Vance Joseph’s South team that lost 45–16 to the North team, coached by Houston Texans’ head coach Bill O’Brien. Jones attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills. On March 19, 2018, he participated at NC State’s pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills and the short shuttle. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Jones was projected to be a fifth or sixth round pick by NFL draft experts
and scouts.[4] He was ranked as the 14th best defensive tackle prospect in the draft by Scouts Inc. and was ranked the 20th best defensive tackle by DraftScout.com.[5]

The Los Angeles Chargers selected Jones in the third round (84th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft. Jones was the eighth defensive tackle drafted in 2018.[7]

Los Angeles Chargers[edit]

On May 13, 2018, the Los Angeles Chargers signed Jones to a four-year, $3.62 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $854,140.[8][9]

On September 26, 2020, Jones was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.[10] He was activated on October 24.[11]

On October 4, 2021, Jones was placed on injured reserve.[12] He was activated on October 30.[13]

Chicago Bears[edit]

On March 18, 2022, Jones signed a two-year deal with the Chicago Bears.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedlander, Brett (November 27, 2017). “NC State’s Justin Jones selected to play in Senior Bowl”. North State Journal.
  2. ^ Riccette, Bill (November 29, 2017). “NC State DT Justin Jones accepts Senior Bowl invite”. pantherswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Lacy, Daniel (January 26, 2018). “Senior Bowl 2018: Jaylen Samuels, BJ Hill, Justin Jones Shining”. 247sports.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  4. ^ “Justin Jones, DS #20 DT, North Carolina State”. draftscout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  5. ^ “NFL Justin Jones-ESPN”. insider.espn.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  6. ^ “NFL Draft Profile: Justin Jones”. National Football League. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  7. ^ Henne, Ricky (April 27, 2018). “Bolts Add Beef Up Front; Select DT Justin Jones in Third Round”. Chargers.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018.
  8. ^ “Spotrac.com: Justin Jones contract”. Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  9. ^ Henne, Ricky (May 12, 2018). “Chargers Sign DT Justin Jones”. Chargers.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018.
  10. ^ “Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves”. Chargers.com. September 26, 2020.
  11. ^ “Los Angeles Chargers Activate Melvin Ingram III and Justin Jones”. Chargers.com. October 24, 2020.
  12. ^ “Los Angeles Chargers Sign Forrest Merrill; Place Justin Jones and Kenneth Murray Jr. on Injured Reserve”. Chargers.com. October 4, 2021.
  13. ^ “Chargers Activate Defensive Lineman Justin Jones”. Chargers.com. October 30, 2021.
  14. ^ “Bears signing DT Justin Jones to 2-year deal}work=Bears Wire”. USA Today. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

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