Sean Jones at Philadelphia Eagles training camp in 2009
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | March 2, 1982 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Atlanta (GA) Westlake | ||||||||
College: | Georgia | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59 | ||||||||
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Tackles: | 513 |
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Sacks: | 4.0 |
Interceptions: | 17 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Sean Jones (born March 2, 1982) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft and also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Georgia.
Jones attended Westlake High School where he played both as a quarterback and a safety. He passed for 2,490 yards and 31 touchdowns and also rushed for 806 yards with 11 touchdowns as a senior.
Jones played in 37 games at the University of Georgia, starting 24 times and finished with 250 tackles, 1 sack, 10 stops for losses, four quarterback pressures, three fumble recoveries, seven interceptions, and four blocked kicks. He was an education major.
Jones was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round (59th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. However, he missed his entire rookie season due to a knee injury suffered before the start of the season.
In the 2005 season, he appeared in all 16 games, playing mostly on special teams. He made his NFL debut versus the Cincinnati Bengals on September 11 and finished the season with 23 total tackles.