Chris Jones (cornerback)

Chris Jones (born August 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska.

Chris Jones
No. 25 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-13) August 13, 1995
Jacksonville, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Sandalwood
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College:Nebraska
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:22
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:6
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Jones started 26 games for the Cornhuskers over the course of Three seasons. As a junior, he had three interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 37 tackles, including three for loss and one sack and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention. Jones missed the first half of his senior season due to a knee injury.[1]

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Jones signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[2] Jones failed to make the Lions' 53-man roster at the end of training camp and was waived by the team on September 1, 2018.[3]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 3, 2018, Jones was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[4] Jones was promoted to the Cardinals active roster on November 20, 2018.[5] Jones made his NFL debut on November 25, 2018 against the Los Angeles Chargers.[6] He was waived on November 27, 2018 and re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2018.[9]

Jones made his first career start on September 22, 2019 against the Carolina Panthers.[10] Jones was waived by the Cardinals on October 9, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[11] On November 8, 2019, Jones was promoted to the active roster.[12]

References
  1. "Arizona Cardinals promote former Husker Chris Jones to active roster". Omaha.com. Omaha World-Herald. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  2. Meinke, Kyle (April 28, 2018). "UDFA tracker: Lions sign wave of defensive backs after draft". MLive.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  3. Reisman, Jeremy; Platt, Kent Lee (September 1, 2018). "NFL roster cuts: Detroit Lions waive cornerback Chris Jones". PrideOfDetroit.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  4. Fitzgerald, Katherine (September 3, 2018). "With roster set, Cardinals begin preparing for season opener against Washington". The Arizona Republic. USA Today Network. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  5. Williams, Charean (November 20, 2018). "Cardinals sign David Amerson, promote Chris Jones, Jalen Tolliver". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  6. Horn, Christian (November 25, 2018). "Former Huskers making big contributions in NFL this season". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  7. Odegard, Kyle (November 27, 2018). "Cardinals Sign Cornerbacks Dontae Johnson and Quinten Rollins". AZCardinals.com.
  8. Urban, Darren (November 29, 2018). "Cardinals Bring Back Offensive Lineman Will Holden". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  9. Urban, Darren (December 18, 2018). "Cardinals Make More Moves At Cornerback". AZCardinals.com.
  10. "Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals - September 22nd, 2019-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  11. Williams, Charean (October 9, 2019). "Cardinals cut cornerback Chris Jones". Profootballtalk.com.
  12. Urban, Darren (November 8, 2019). "Cardinals Put Brooks Reed On IR, Promote Two From Practice Squad". azcardinals.com.
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