Mike L. Jones

Mike L. Jones
No. 82, 47
Position: Tight end / Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1966-11-10)November 10, 1966
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Bridgeport (CT) Warren Harding
College: Texas A&M
NFL Draft: 1990 / Round: 3 / Pick: 54
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Michael Lenere Jones (born November 10, 1966) is a former American football player. A native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jones was a three-sport star and high school all-American amassing several state championships for Warren Harding High School.[1] He attended the University of Michigan on a football and baseball scholarship.[1] While at Harding he played football, basketball and baseball winning 9 total state championships and was a high school All-American in all three sports. He was a 4 time all state basketball, football and 2 time baseball player.

He had a tryout and was offered a contract for the NY Yankees but ultimately chose football and college. He played college football for the 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team as a backup quarterback behind Jim Harbaugh.[2] With Harbaugh securely entrenched in the starting quarterback spot at Michigan, Jones transferred to a junior college after one year at Michigan, he stayed there for only one season so that he wouldn't lose eligibility.[1] He later played college football at the tight end position for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 1988 to 1989 where he obtained All- American honors.

He played professional football as a tight end for the Minnesota Vikings from 1990 to 1991 and for the Seattle Seahawks in 1992.[3] Also playing for the Indianapolis Colts. Jones has recently served as an advanced scout for the Minnesota Vikings as well as Indianapolis Colts.

Jones is also a member of Alpha Mu Mu chapter of Omega Psi Phi.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jones, Wooden Get Names Called". The Wilton Bulletin. May 9, 1990.
  2. ↑ "University of Michigan All-time Rosters Search Page". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. (Enter Jones as the last name and Mike as the first name on the search page, and press enter)
  3. ↑ "Mike L. Jones". pro-football-reference.com.
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