Dominique Jones (American football)

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Dominique Jones
No. 46, 85, 86
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1987-08-15) August 15, 1987 (age 34)
San Diego, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:San Diego (CA) Horizon Christian
College:Shepherd (WV)
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:10
Receiving yards:103
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Dominique Jones (born August 15, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Shepherd.

College career[]

He played college football at Shepherd University in 2010. As a tight end Jones totaled 403 yards on 34 receptions and averaged 11.9 yards a catch. He led the team in touchdown receptions with nine.[1] The Rams had their furthest Division II playoff run in the school's history and won the WVIAC title before becoming the first WVIAC team to advance to the national semi-finals.

Professional career[]

Sacramento Mountain Lions[]

He played the 2011 season for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League.

Reading Express[]

He signed with the Reading Express of the Indoor Football League in 2012.[2]

Indianapolis Colts[]

On April 30, 2012, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a Undrafted free agent.[3] On October 8, 2012, he was released and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[4]

Miami Dolphins[]

On October 24, 2012, he was signed by the Miami Dolphins to join the practice squad.[5] On November 19, 2012, he was released.

Second stint with the Indianapolis Colts[]

On November 21, 2012, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[6]

Jones was released by the Colts on October 22, 2013.

Kansas City Chiefs[]

On October 30, 2013, he was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to their practice squad. The Chiefs placed Jones on their active roster on December 7.[7] He was released by the Chiefs on March 6, 2014.

Buffalo Bills[]

He signed with the Buffalo Bills on July 26.[8] The Bills released Jones on August 29, 2014.[9]

Denver Broncos[]

He was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad on September 9, 2014,[10] and cut on September 5, 2015.

Baltimore Ravens[]

Jones was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad on September 7, 2015.[11] On September 24, 2015, he was released by the Ravens.[12]

New York Giants[]

Jones was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad on October 7, 2015.[13] On October 15, 2015, he was released by the Giants.[14]

Minnesota Vikings[]

Jones was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad on November 17, 2015.[15]

Return to Miami[]

The Dolphins signed Jones to a reserve/futures contract on January 19, 2016, along with Zac Dysert.[16] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Dolphins as part of final roster cuts.[17] He was re-signed on October 3, 2016.[18]In a Week 9 victory over the New York Jets, Jones was the Dolphins' leading receiver with 3 catches for 42 yards and 1 touchdown, the first of his career. On March 6, 2017, the Dolphins declined to sign Jones to an offer sheet, making him a free agent.

References[]

  1. ^ "Shepherd Rams 2010 Statistics". ShepherdRams.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "READING RECEIVER GETS CHANCE IN THE NFL". goifl.com/. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Colts Transactions of May 2012". nfl.com.
  4. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Transactions of 2012". colts.com.
  5. ^ "Dolphins sign former Colts TE Dominique Jones to practice squad". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  6. ^ "Indianapolis Colts sign tight end Dominique Jones to the active roster". colts.co. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  7. ^ Twitter / KCChiefs: The #Chiefs have promoted TE Dominique Jones to the 53-man roster and has released WR Chad Hall.
  8. ^ "The Official Website of the Buffalo Bills".
  9. ^ "Bills reduce roster to 62 ahead of 53-man deadline". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  10. ^ "Dominique Jones". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  11. ^ Downing, Garrett (September 7, 2015). "Ravens Sign Three More To Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  12. ^ Downing, Garrett (September 22, 2015). "Ravens Release Running Back Terrence Magee". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  13. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 7, 2015). "Giants add WR Myles White to active roster, TE Daniel Fells to IR". Giants.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  14. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 15, 2015). "DB Brandon McGee, Tackle Xavier Proctor added to Practice Squad". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  15. ^ "Vikings Sign TE Dominique Jones to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  16. ^ "Dolphins sign QB Zac Dysert, TE Dominique Jones to futures deals". Miami Dolphins. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  17. ^ Poupart, Alain (September 3, 2016). "Dolphins Make Moves To Get Roster To 53". MiamiDolphins.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
  18. ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Make Roster Move". MiamiDolphins.com. October 3, 2016.

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