Jimmie Jones
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| Jimmie Jones | |
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| Date of birth: | January 9, 1966 |
| Place of birth: |  Lakeland, Florida |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Defensive tackle |
| College: | Miami (FL) |
| NFL Draft: | 1990 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1990-1993 1994 1995-1996 1997 |
Dallas Cowboys Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams Philadelphia Eagles |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Jimmie Sims Jones (born January 9, 1966 in Lakeland, Florida) is a former professional American football player who played defensive tackle for eight seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, the Los Angeles Rams, the St. Louis Rams, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played in 121 games and had 32 sacks. [1] He also shares the Super Bowl record for Most Fumble Recoveries in a game of 2 in Super Bowl XXVII vs. the Buffalo Bills, returning one for a touchdown (2 yards). [2]
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[edit] College
Jones played defensive tackle at the University of Miami.
[edit] NFL
[edit] Cowboys
As a rookie in 1990 Jones played 16 games starting 6 and recorded 7.5 sacks. In four years with the Cowboys he played 65 games, started 16 and recorded 19 sacks.
[edit] Rams
The Rams signed Jones on March 4, 1994, to a four-year contract for $7.7 million, including a $2 signing bonus. [3] In 1994 played in 14 games (starting all) and recorded 5 sacks. In 1995 Jones started 16 games at left defensive tackle an did not record a sack. In 1996 he started 16 games and recorded 45 tackles and 5.5 sacks. Jones was released by the Rams in a salary-cap move in April, 1997.[4]
[edit] Eagles
On July 23, 1997, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Jones to a one-year contract. [5] In 1997 Jones played 14 games, recorded 7 tackles and 2.5 sacks, coming in on passing downs, a role he played while in Dallas.
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