Mike Jones (linebacker)
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | April 15, 1969||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Southwest (Kansas City) | ||||||||||||
College: | Missouri | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1991 | ||||||||||||
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Michael Anthony Jones (born April 15, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who played professionally as a linebacker for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL from 1991 to 2002 with his longest tenure as player with the Oakland Raiders. He also played for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Rams, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jones is best known for making the game-saving tackle ("the Tackle") in Super Bowl XXXIV.
College career
Jones attended college at the University of Missouri from 1987 to 1990, where he played running back. He set the school record for most career receptions by a running back with 72.[1]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
218 lb (99 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.64 s | 1.66 s | 2.70 s | 4.34 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
20 reps |
Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
Jones was undrafted in the
St. Louis Rams
Perhaps what Jones is best remembered for is what he did during the final play of
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jones signed with the Steelers on April 22, 2001.[4]
Oakland Raiders (second stint)
Jones played his last season with the Raiders, where he finished his 12 year career with nine sacks, eight interceptions, 132 return yards, five fumble recoveries, 94 return yards, and four touchdowns (two interceptions and two fumble recoveries) in 183 games.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Jones spent six seasons coaching
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Lincoln Blue Tigers (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2011–2013) | |||||||||
2011 | Lincoln | 1–9 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
2012 | Lincoln | 1–10 | 1–10 | 15th | |||||
2013 | Lincoln | 2–8 | 2–8 | T–11th | |||||
Lincoln Blue Tigers (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2014–2016) | |||||||||
2014 | Lincoln | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
2015 | Lincoln | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
2016 | Lincoln* | 0–4 | 0–2 | N/A | |||||
Lincoln: | 7–50 | 4–44 | *Jones was fired by Lincoln prior to the fifth game. | ||||||
Total: | 7–50 |
References
- ^ "Mike Jones".
- ^ "Rams Sign Jones, a Linebacker". The New York Times. March 18, 1997.
- ^ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-22-sp-28714-story.html%3f_amp=true [dead link]
- ^ "Ex-Rams linebacker Jones finds new home: Pittsburgh".
- ^ LAKANA (September 26, 2016). "Lincoln fires head football coach Mike Jones". Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Top 10 one-shot wonders in NFL history". National Football League. June 18, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ "NFL Football Highlights, Clips & Analysis".