Todd Jones (American football)
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Hope, Arkansas, U.S.
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| Position | Offensive lineman | ||||
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| Born | July 3, 1967 Hope, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Little Rock Central (Little Rock, Arkansas) | ||||
| College | Arkansas (1987–1988) Henderson State (1989–1990) | ||||
| NFL draft | 1991: 11th round, 280th overall pick | ||||
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Todd A. Jones (born July 3, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and Denver Broncos. He also played in the World League of American Football (WLAF) with the Orlando Thunder and the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Memphis Mad Dogs. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Henderson State Reddies.[2][3]
Jones was selected by the Browns in the eleventh round of the 1991 NFL draft, but never played in a regular season game for the team. He was also on the Dallas Cowboys' roster during their Super Bowl XXVII victory, though he was on the physically unable to perform list. He played in four regular season games during his career, all in 1993 with the Patriots.[2]
Jones was born July 3, 1967, in the city of Hope, Arkansas, located in the southwestern part of the state. By his teen years, he had moved to the state's capital of Little Rock.
Jones played high school football for the Little Rock Central Tigers, where he was a star his senior year. Beyond being named team captain and top offensive lineman at the school, he also earned all-conference, all-metro, all-state, and all-American honors en route to an 11–2 record that placed the Tigers in third place in the state of Arkansas.[4]
College career
Arkansas Razorbacks
Jones started playing college football in 1986 at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, but only saw action in the first three games before going down for the rest of the season with a knee injury.[4]
During his sophomore season at Arkansas in 1987, Jones was a backup at tackle to Jim Mabry in the Razorbacks' wishbone formation. The following season in 1988, the two alternated as the starting tackle in an "option attack" offense.[4]
Henderson State Reddies
After two seasons at Arkansas, Jones decided to transfer to Henderson State University in Arkadelphia in 1989. After sitting out the 1989 season,[4] he played the 1990 season[3] and made NAIA first-team All-American.[5]