Brett Jones (gridiron football)

Brett Jones
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Jones in 2017.
No. 61 – Minnesota Vikings
Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-29) July 29, 1991
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Weyburn Comprehensive
(Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada)
University: Regina
CFL draft: 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
Roster status: Active
CFL status: National
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Games played: 34
Games started: 17
Player stats at NFL.com

Brett Jones (born July 29, 1991) is a Canadian professional American football center for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He previous played Canadian football for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the eighth best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2013 CFL Draft and fifth by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport.[1] He played CIS football for the Regina Rams.

Professional career

Calgary Stampeders

In the 2013 CFL Draft, Jones was drafted in the second round, 16th overall by the Stampeders and signed with the team on May 29, 2013.[2] He played CIS football for the Regina Rams.[3] He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 2014 after winning the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award in 2013.[4]

New York Giants

On February 10, 2015, it was reported that the New York Giants were signing Jones.[5] It was made official when the Giants announced the signing on February 11, 2015.[6] On September 5, 2015, Jones' season came to an end when he was officially placed on injured reserve by the Giants. He played back up centre for the 2016 season and is penciled in as same role for the 2017 season. He started 13 games in 2017 as guard and center throughout the season.[7]

On March 14, 2018, the Giants placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Jones.[8]

Minnesota Vikings

On August 26, 2018, Jones was traded to the Minnesota Vikings for the 2019 seventh-round draft pick.[9]

References

  1. ↑ CFL Scouting Bureau – April 2013 Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ STAMPS FINALIZE CAMP ROSTER
  3. ↑ Brett Jones – 2012 Football
  4. ↑ "Awards Streak: Stamps' Jones adds to his collection". cfl.ca. November 27, 2014. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ CFL star OL Brett Jones signs with Giants
  7. ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 5, 2015). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Giants give RFA Brett Jones second-round tender, per reports". BigBlueView.com. March 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ Teope, Herbie (August 26, 2018). "Giants trade center Brett Jones to Vikings for '19 pick". NFL.com.
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