E. J. Jones
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| Position: | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Chicago Vocational (IL) | ||
| College: | Kansas | ||
| Undrafted: | 1984 | ||
| Career history | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Earnest Christopher "E. J." Jones (born February 1, 1962) is a former
fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Kansas
.
Early years
Jones attended
fullback, registering 98 carries for 417 yards (4.3-yard avg.) and 2 rushing touchdowns.[1]
Professional career
Jones was signed as an
1984 NFL Draft on May 5.[2] He was waived before the start of the season. In 1985, he was signed for training camp and was later released on August 26.[3] On September 16, he was re-signed.[4] He appeared in 5 games, registering 12 carries for 19 yards. On October 23, he was released to make room for the signing of running back Mike Pruitt.[5]
On July 9, 1986, he was signed by the Chicago Bears as a free agent.[6] He was waived on August 24 and placed on the injured reserve list the next day.[7][8] He was released after the fourth regular season game.
In
NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. He was re-signed to be a part of the Dallas replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media.[10]
References
- ^ "E.J. Jones College Stats". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "NFL notebook". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Chiefs sign Mike Pruitt". The Nevada Daily Mail. October 24, 1985. p. 8.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. September 1987. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.