Tebucky Jones

Tebucky Jones
No. 24, 34
Position: Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1974-10-06) October 6, 1974
Place of birth: New Britain, Connecticut
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College: Syracuse
NFL draft: 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 420
Interceptions: 6
Forced Fumbles: 7
Player stats at NFL.com

Tebucky Shermain Jones (born October 6, 1974) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. His career began when he was drafted out of Syracuse University in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. He is best known for his role on the 2001 Patriots team that won Super Bowl XXXVI. He has also played for the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints.

Personal life

Jones currently resides in Farmington, Connecticut, where he is the head coach for the New Britain Golden Hurricanes, his former high school team.[1]

On August 1, 2008, Jones was arrested at the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Connecticut after he was accused of allegedly making “inappropriate contact” with a woman in the lobby, and then punched her boyfriend in the face when he got involved.[2]

His brother, James Jones, who also graduated from New Britain High School, currently works as a dean of students at Slade Middle School in New Britain.

His son, Tebucky Jones Jr., currently plays football at Fordham University.[3]

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