Chris T. Jones
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | August 7, 1971 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) | ||||||||
| College | Miami | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1995: 3rd round, 78th overall pick | ||||||||
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Christopher Todd Jones (born August 7, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1995 NFL draft. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.
Jones also played for the Oakland Raiders.
College career
[edit]Jones played for the Miami Hurricanes from 1991 to 1994, recording career totals of 105 receptions and 11 touchdowns on 1,640 receiving yards.[1] He earned All-Big East First-team honors in 1993 and 1994.[2]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1.92 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.61 s | 1.66 s | 2.72 s | 4.46 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]Jones was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 78th pick of the 1995 NFL draft.[4] He played in 32 games, starting 17, for the Eagles from 1995 to 1997. He was released by the Eagles on August 20, 1998, as the team believed he could not come back from knee injuries.[1]
Oakland Raiders
[edit]Jones signed with the Oakland Raiders on February 13, 1999. He was expected to be lost for up to six weeks after suffering a sprained left knee on August 15, 1999, in a pre-season game against the Dallas Cowboys. He was placed on injured reserve on September 3, 1999, as his injury was more severe than originally thought.[1]
Professional career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receptions | Yards | Average Yards per Reception | Longest Reception | Touchdowns | First Downs | Fumbles | Fumbles Lost |
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| 1995 | PHI | 12 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | PHI | 16 | 70 | 859 | 12.3 | 38 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | PHI | 4 | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 80 | 993 | 12.4 | 38 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Chris T. Jones". hurricanewarriors.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "NFL U 1990-1999". hurricanewarriors.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Jones, Combine Results, WR - Miami (FL)". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Chris T. Jones". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Miami Hurricanes football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Players of American football from West Palm Beach, Florida
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
