Aki Jones
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Aki Jones (October 25, 1982 – October 12, 2014) was an
He also played professionally in Europe for several teams, but played in Poland Polish American Football Association and Finland Vaahteraliiga for much of his European career.
Jones played a cameo role in a 2011 Polish comedy Wojna żeńsko-męska (The Female-Male War).
Aki Jones died in car accident in Miami.[1][2][3]
High school
Christ the King Regional High School
Born in
Deerfield Academy
Jones attended Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts for a postgraduate year. While at Deerfield he played varsity football, basketball and track and field. In his first year of track and field Jones placed 5th in New England's Regional Meet in the discus and shot put.
College career
In 2001 Jones attended Fordham University in the Bronx, New York. Jones contribute on both O Line and D Line his freshman year. Jones was a starter his junior and senior year. In 2003 Jones received First-team All-Patriot League Honors. During his senior year, he received Lindy's Pre-Season 1-AA Second-team All-American and Second-team All-Patriot League Honors. Jones finished his career at Fordham with a 2002 Patriot League Championship and team leader in sacks for three consecutive years 2002, 2003, and 2004. He graduated from the Gabelli School of Business in 2009.[4]
NFL
Jones signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in April 2005. Jones spent the opening day roster on the practice squad but was elevated to active roster by week 2. Jones appeared in his first game on November 6, 2005, against the Philadelphia Eagles where he registered his first tackle. In the 2005 NFL season he played in four games which remains his only season.
European career
In March 2007, Jones moved to Poland where he worked as President/Creator of the Super Flag Bol league in Wrocław, which is the first junior high school flag football league in Poland.
Jones was also a player for
In 2011, he moved to Sweden and joined the Arlanda Jets, who play in the Swedish Superserien.
In 2013, he signed with Turku Trojans who play in the Vaahteraliiga Maple League the top level in Finland.
In 2013, he moved to Brazil and declared to participate in the LFA, which is the Brazilian NFL.
During the summer, he joined the Turku Trojans for the 2014 season, the Trojans were then playing in the Finnish 1st division, the second highest level league in Finland.
Jones had returned from Europe prior to his death, and had taken a position as a Group Sales Account Executive with the Miami Dolphins.
He died in a car accident in October 2014.
References
- ^ "Nie żyje Aki Jones. Były futbolista The Crew zginął w wypadku" (in Polish). mmwroclaw.pl. 13 Oct 2014. Retrieved 13 Oct 2014.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Aki Jones (1982-2014)".
- ^ "Remembering Aki Jones: 1982 - 2014". 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Former Football Ram Aki Jones Inducted into AFNT Hall of Fame". Fordham University Rams. February 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
External links
- (Polish) SuperFlagBol.com
- (Polish) filmweb.pl profile