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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1969-04-15)April 15, 1969 (age 56) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Southwest (Kansas City) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Missouri | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Anthony Jones (born April 15, 1969) is an Americanfootball coach and former player who played professionally as alinebacker for 13 seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL from 1991 to 2002 with his longest tenure as player with theOakland Raiders. He also played for theLos Angeles/Oakland Raiders, theSt. Louis Rams, and thePittsburgh Steelers. Jones is best known for making the game-saving tackle ("The Tackle") inSuper Bowl XXXIV.
Jones attended college at theUniversity of Missouri from 1987 to 1990, where he playedrunning back. He set the school record for most career receptions by a running back with 72.[1]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.64 s | 1.66 s | 2.70 s | 4.34 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 20 reps |
Jones was undrafted in the1991 NFL draft, but signed with the Raiders as arookiefree agent, and switched to the linebacker position. Between his rookie and second seasons as a Raider, Jones played for theSacramento Surge of theWorld League of American Football where he was the starting middle linebacker for the Surge team that won 1992World Bowl II. He was the Raiders leading tackler in the 1995 and 1996 seasons.[2]
Perhaps what Jones is best remembered for is what he did during the final play ofSuper Bowl XXXIV, which became known asthe Tackle, when he tackled then-Tennessee Titans receiverKevin Dyson at the one-yard line to preserve a Rams victory. During the 1999 regular season that year, he recorded onesack and fourinterceptions, which he returned for 96 yards and twotouchdowns. He also recovered twofumbles, returning them for a combined 51 yards and one for a touchdown. Jones was cut by the Rams following the 2000 season as part of a salary cap purge of high priced veterans.[3]
Jones signed with the Steelers on April 22, 2001.[4]
Jones played his last season with the Raiders, where he finished his 12-year career with nine sacks, eight interceptions, 132 return yards, five fumble recoveries, 94 return yards, and four touchdowns (two interceptions and two fumble recoveries) in 183 games.
After retiring as a player, Jones spent six seasons coachinghigh school football atHazelwood East High School inSt. Louis, Missouri. He led the team to a state title as thehead coach in 2008. In 2010, he coached the linebackers atSouthern University inBaton Rouge, Louisiana. He was the head football coach atLincoln University inJefferson City, Missouri.[5]Jones is now the head coach atSt. Louis University High School.Jones was also onNFL Top 10's "Top Ten One Shot Wonders" at #10.[6][7]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Lincoln Blue Tigers(Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association)(2011–2013) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Lincoln | 1–9 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| 2012 | Lincoln | 1–10 | 1–10 | 15th | |||||
| 2013 | Lincoln | 2–8 | 2–8 | T–11th | |||||
| Lincoln Blue Tigers(Great Lakes Valley Conference)(2014–2016) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Lincoln | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2015 | Lincoln | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2016 | Lincoln* | 0–4 | 0–2 | N/A | |||||
| Lincoln: | 7–50 | 4–44 | *Jones was fired by Lincoln prior to the fifth game. | ||||||
| Total: | 7–50 | ||||||||
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Hazelwood East Spartans()(2008–2009) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Hazelwood East | 11–3 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2009 | Hazelwood East | 6–5 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Hazelwood East: | 17–8 | 9–5 | |||||||
| St. Louis University Junior Bills()(2017–2019) | |||||||||
| 2017 | St. Louis University | 3–7 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2018 | St. Louis University | 1–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2019 | St. Louis University | 5–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| St. Louis University: | 9–21 | 2–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–29 | ||||||||
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