Chris Jones (cornerback)

Chris Jones (born August 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska.

Chris Jones
No. 26 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-13) August 13, 1995
Jacksonville, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Sandalwood
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College:Nebraska
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2020
Total tackles:28
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:6
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

Jones started 26 games for the Nebraska Cornhuskers over the course of three seasons. As a junior, he had three interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 37 tackles, including three for loss and one sack and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention. Jones missed the first half of his senior season due to a knee injury.[1]

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Jones signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[2] Jones failed to make the Lions' 53-man roster at the end of training camp and was waived by the team on September 1, 2018.[3]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 3, 2018, Jones was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[4] Jones was promoted to the Cardinals' active roster on November 20, 2018.[5] Jones made his NFL debut on November 25, 2018 against the Los Angeles Chargers.[6] He was waived on November 27, 2018 and re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2018.[9]

Jones made his first career start on September 22, 2019 against the Carolina Panthers.[10] Jones was waived by the Cardinals on October 9, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[11] On November 8, 2019, Jones was promoted to the active roster.[12]

On September 5, 2020, Jones was waived during the final roster cuts.[13] He was re-signed to the practice squad a day later.[14]

Detroit Lions (second stint)

On September 16, 2020, Jones was signed by the Detroit Lions off the Cardinals practice squad.[15] He was waived on October 17.[16] He was re-signed on October 21,[17] but waived again on October 24.[18]

Minnesota Vikings

Jones was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings on October 26, 2020.[19]

References
  1. "Arizona Cardinals promote former Husker Chris Jones to active roster". Omaha.com. Omaha World-Herald. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  2. Meinke, Kyle (April 28, 2018). "UDFA tracker: Lions sign wave of defensive backs after draft". MLive.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  3. Reisman, Jeremy; Platt, Kent Lee (September 1, 2018). "NFL roster cuts: Detroit Lions waive cornerback Chris Jones". PrideOfDetroit.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  4. Fitzgerald, Katherine (September 3, 2018). "With roster set, Cardinals begin preparing for season opener against Washington". The Arizona Republic. USA Today Network. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  5. Williams, Charean (November 20, 2018). "Cardinals sign David Amerson, promote Chris Jones, Jalen Tolliver". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  6. Horn, Christian (November 25, 2018). "Former Huskers making big contributions in NFL this season". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  7. Odegard, Kyle (November 27, 2018). "Cardinals Sign Cornerbacks Dontae Johnson and Quinten Rollins". AZCardinals.com.
  8. Urban, Darren (November 29, 2018). "Cardinals Bring Back Offensive Lineman Will Holden". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  9. Urban, Darren (December 18, 2018). "Cardinals Make More Moves At Cornerback". AZCardinals.com.
  10. "Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals - September 22nd, 2019-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  11. Williams, Charean (October 9, 2019). "Cardinals cut cornerback Chris Jones". Profootballtalk.com.
  12. Urban, Darren (November 8, 2019). "Cardinals Put Brooks Reed On IR, Promote Two From Practice Squad". azcardinals.com.
  13. Urban, Darren (September 5, 2020). "Cardinals Make Final Cuts To Get To Initial 53-Man Roster". azcardinals.com.
  14. Urban, Darren (September 6, 2020). "Cardinals Build Practice Squad, Including Weaver, Foster". azcardinals.com.
  15. "Lions signed CB Chris Jones to the active roster". lionswire.usatoday.com. September 16, 2020.
  16. "Lions activate Joe Dahl from IR, promote David Blough from practice squad". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. October 17, 2020.
  17. Alper, Josh (October 21, 2020). "Lions put Julian Okwara on IR, sign DB Chris Jones". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  18. Schlitt, Erik (October 24, 2020). "Detroit Lions activate Bo Scarbrough and Mike Ford from IR, release Chris Jones and Kenny Wiggins". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  19. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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