Earnest Christopher "E. J." Jones (born February 1, 1962) is a former American football 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.
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | February 1, 1962 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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Early life
editJones attended Chicago Vocational High School, where he was a starter at running back. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Kansas. As a senior, he was named a starter at fullback, registering 98 carries for 417 yards (4.3-yard avg.) and 2 rushing touchdowns.[1]
Professional career
editJones was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs after the 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 1987, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys. He was waived on August 31.[9] After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the 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
edit- ^ "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.