Chris Jones (cornerback)

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Chris Jones
No. 23 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-13) August 13, 1995 (age 26)
Jacksonville, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Sandalwood
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College:Nebraska
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2021
Total tackles:46
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:7
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Chris Jones (born August 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska.

College career[]

Jones started 26 games for the Nebraska Cornhuskers over the course of three seasons. As a junior, he had three interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 37 tackles, including three for loss and one sack and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention. Jones missed the first half of his senior season due to a knee injury.[1]

Professional career[]

Detroit Lions[]

Jones signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[2] Jones failed to make the Lions' 53-man roster at the end of training camp and was waived by the team on September 1, 2018.[3]

Arizona Cardinals[]

On September 3, 2018, Jones was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[4] Jones was promoted to the Cardinals' active roster on November 20, 2018.[5] Jones made his NFL debut on November 25, 2018 against the Los Angeles Chargers.[6] He was waived on November 27, 2018 and re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2018.[9]

Jones made his first career start on September 22, 2019 against the Carolina Panthers.[10] Jones was waived by the Cardinals on October 9, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[11] On November 8, 2019, Jones was promoted to the active roster.[12]

On September 5, 2020, Jones was waived during the final roster cuts.[13] He was re-signed to the practice squad a day later.[14]

Detroit Lions (second stint)[]

On September 16, 2020, Jones was signed by the Detroit Lions off the Cardinals practice squad.[15] He was waived on October 17.[16] He was re-signed on October 21,[17] but waived again on October 24.[18]

Minnesota Vikings[]

Jones was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings on October 26, 2020.[19]

Tennessee Titans[]

Jones signed with the Tennessee Titans on April 23, 2021.[20] He was released on September 6, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.[21][22] He was promoted to the active roster on November 10, 2021.[23]

References[]

  1. ^ "Arizona Cardinals promote former Husker Chris Jones to active roster". Omaha.com. Omaha World-Herald. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Meinke, Kyle (April 28, 2018). "UDFA tracker: Lions sign wave of defensive backs after draft". MLive.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Reisman, Jeremy; Platt, Kent Lee (September 1, 2018). "NFL roster cuts: Detroit Lions waive cornerback Chris Jones". PrideOfDetroit.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Katherine (September 3, 2018). "With roster set, Cardinals begin preparing for season opener against Washington". The Arizona Republic. USA Today Network. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Williams, Charean (November 20, 2018). "Cardinals sign David Amerson, promote Chris Jones, Jalen Tolliver". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Horn, Christian (November 25, 2018). "Former Huskers making big contributions in NFL this season". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  7. ^ Odegard, Kyle (November 27, 2018). "Cardinals Sign Cornerbacks Dontae Johnson and Quinten Rollins". AZCardinals.com.
  8. ^ Urban, Darren (November 29, 2018). "Cardinals Bring Back Offensive Lineman Will Holden". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  9. ^ Urban, Darren (December 18, 2018). "Cardinals Make More Moves At Cornerback". AZCardinals.com.
  10. ^ "Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals - September 22nd, 2019-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Williams, Charean (October 9, 2019). "Cardinals cut cornerback Chris Jones". Profootballtalk.com.
  12. ^ Urban, Darren (November 8, 2019). "Cardinals Put Brooks Reed On IR, Promote Two From Practice Squad". azcardinals.com.
  13. ^ Urban, Darren (September 5, 2020). "Cardinals Make Final Cuts To Get To Initial 53-Man Roster". azcardinals.com.
  14. ^ Urban, Darren (September 6, 2020). "Cardinals Build Practice Squad, Including Weaver, Foster". azcardinals.com.
  15. ^ "Lions signed CB Chris Jones to the active roster". lionswire.usatoday.com. September 16, 2020.
  16. ^ "Lions activate Joe Dahl from IR, promote David Blough from practice squad". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. October 17, 2020.
  17. ^ Alper, Josh (October 21, 2020). "Lions put Julian Okwara on IR, sign DB Chris Jones". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  18. ^ Schlitt, Erik (October 24, 2020). "Detroit Lions activate Bo Scarbrough and Mike Ford from IR, release Chris Jones and Kenny Wiggins". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  20. ^ Wyatt, Jim (April 23, 2021). "Titans Add Four Players to Roster". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  21. ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 6, 2021). "Titans Activate TE Geoff Swaim from Reserve/COVID-19 List, Waive DB Chris Jones, LB Justin March-Lillard". TennesseeTitans.com.
  22. ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 7, 2021). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves On Roster, and Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com.
  23. ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 10, 2021). "Titans Move CB Kristian Fulton to the Team's "Designated for Return From Injured Reserve" List". TennesseeTitans.com.

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