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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | (1974-10-06)October 6, 1974 (age 51) New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | New Britain (CT) | ||||||||
| College | Syracuse | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 1st round, 22nd overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Tebucky Shermain Jones (born October 6, 1974) is an American former professionalfootball player who was asafety for nine seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). His professional career began when he was selected out ofSyracuse University in the first round of the1998 NFL draft by theNew England Patriots who he wonSuper Bowl XXXVI with.[1] He also played for theMiami Dolphins and theNew Orleans Saints.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.43 s | 1.54 s | 2.61 s | 3.94 s | 7.34 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
Jones was selected in the first round with the 22nd overall pick by theNew England Patriots in the1998 NFL draft and signed a five-year deal.
Jones is best known for his role on the 2001 Patriots team that won Super Bowl XXXVI. In the Super Bowl, in the fourth quarter with the St. Louis Rams in a do-or-die situation down 3–17 against the Patriots, Rams quarterbackKurt Warner fumbled on 4th-and-3 next to thegoal line, and Tebucky Jones picked up the fumble and raced down the length of the field for what would have been a 97-yardtouchdown, but the return was negated by aholding penalty on Patriots linebackerWillie McGinest.[2][3][4]
Jones played a total of 72 games for the Patriots, starting 36 while recording 224 total tackles, and 4 interceptions.
On April 14, 2003, Jones was traded to theNew Orleans Saints in exchange for a third-round pick, and a seventh-round pick in the2003 NFL draft, and a fourth-round pick in the2004 NFL draft.[5] Jones played and started a total of 31 games for the Saints and recorded 172 total tackles, and 2 interceptions. Jones was released on March 15, 2005.[6]
On March 16, 2005, Jones signed a two-year deal with theMiami Dolphins.[7] He was placed on Injured Reserve on October 25, 2005. He played and started 6 games, and recorded 39 total tackles. He was released on March 2, 2006.[8]
On April 6, 2006, Jones signed with theNew England Patriots.[9] He was placed on Injured Reserve on September 2, 2006, with a leg injury.[10] He was released on February 22, 2007.[11]
Jones had a tryout with theOakland Raiders on October 24, 2007, but his knee was so severely injured that the Raiders would not take him.[12]
| Legend | |
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| Won theSuper Bowl | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1998 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NWE | 11 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NWE | 15 | 9 | 67 | 51 | 16 | 0.0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NWE | 16 | 12 | 72 | 53 | 19 | 1.0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NWE | 14 | 13 | 55 | 41 | 14 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| 2003 | NOR | 15 | 15 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NOR | 16 | 16 | 102 | 79 | 23 | 0.0 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | MIA | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | 73 | 435 | 327 | 108 | 4.5 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1998 | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NWE | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jones was the head coach of the New Britain Golden Hurricanes inNew Britain, Connecticut until 2020.[13][14][15]
On August 1, 2008, Jones was arrested at theMohegan Sun casino inUncasville, Connecticut. The incident involved Jones' friend being accused of making “inappropriate contact” with a woman in the lobby, and a fight broke out between Jones and the woman's boyfriend. The fight resulted in a broken jaw. The lawsuit was settled for $20,000[16]
His son, Tebucky Jones Jr., played college football at theUniversity of Connecticut andFordham University and was briefly a member theTennessee Titans before being cut during the preseason.[17][18][19]
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