Howard Jones (defensive end)

Howard Jones
No. 95Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-02-10) February 10, 1990
Place of birth: Woodbridge, Virginia
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
College: Shepherd
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Total tackles: 14
Sacks: 5.0
Forced fumbles: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Howard Jones (born February 10, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Shepherd.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Jones signed with the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 10, 2014.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jones was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad on September 7, 2015.[1] He was elevated to the team's main roster on October 6.[2] During his first game against the Jacksonville Jaguars the following Sunday, he recorded 2 solo sacks.[3] Two weeks later, against the Washington Redskins, he added a 43-yard fumble return TD. In Week 8 against the Atlanta Falcons, Jones recorded another sack which resulted in a fumble.

Jones finished his first season with the Buccaneers with five sacks.[4]

References

  1. Smith, Scott (September 7, 2015). "First Practice Squad Has Homegrown Feel". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. Kozlowski, Rick (October 7, 2015). "Jones added to Buccaneers’ active roster". The Journal. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  3. "Bucs rookie DE Jones leads sack charge against Jaguars". Tampa Tribune. October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  4. Klinger, Jacob (January 26, 2016). "Pittsburgh Steelers futures contracts: Analyzing last year's for 2016". PennLive.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Eight were healthy cuts. Of those, only Howard Jones caught on with another NFL team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He had five sacks.

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