Jones with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015
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No. 24 Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback / return specialist | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | September 30, 1983 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Atlanta (GA) Westlake | ||||||||||||||
College: | West Virginia | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Tackles: | 475 |
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Interceptions: | 15 |
Passes defended: | 85 |
Forced fumbles: | 7 |
Total return yards: | 4,861 |
Total touchdowns: | 5 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jones in TNA's Impact Zone
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Professional wrestling career | |
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Ring name(s) | Adam Jones |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Billed weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
Debut | August 12, 2007 |
Retired | October 15, 2007 |
Adam Bernard "Pacman" Jones (born September 30, 1983) is an American football cornerback and return specialist for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans sixth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia.
Jones has also played for the Dallas Cowboys. He was suspended from the NFL for the entire 2007 season and for part of the 2008 season for off-the-field conduct.
Jones was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised by his mother, Deborah Jones, and his grandmother, Christine Jones. His father was killed in a robbery in 1991 at the age of 26. As a child growing up in the Sandtown neighborhood of Atlanta, he was coached by longtime Sandtown coach Gary Jones. Jones was crucial to Adam maturing into an adult. Gary is now a science teacher, football coach, and basketball coach at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta. When Jones was a freshman at West Virginia University, his grandmother died of cancer; Jones only missed one game of his three-year college career, which was to attend her funeral. On the day of the NFL Draft, Jones wore a T-shirt that featured his grandmother's picture.
Jones attended Westlake High School, in Atlanta, Georgia. Westlake was considered a football powerhouse; in 2005, the school had the most alumni in the NFL with six players. In football, Jones played in the Georgia-Florida all-star game, and was selected as the conference "Player of the Year" following his senior year after totaling 120 tackles, six interceptions and 1,850 rushing yards.