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| Date of birth: July 5, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
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| College: Louisiana State | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 7 / Pick: 224 | |
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High school career
Jones attended Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and was a letterman in football. Catholic High School is an all-male Catholic College-preparatory school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, run by the Brothers of the A letterman, in US Sports, Performing arts or Academics, is a High school or College student who has met a specified level of participation High school football is one of most popular interscholastic sports at High schools in the United States and the second most popular in Canada. In football, he won All-District honors and All-State honors as a punter. Jones graduated from Catholic High School in 1999.
College career
Jones played his college football at LSU. The LSU Tigers football team aka "Fighting Tigers" represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Louisiana, United States in He was involved in the final play of the 2003 National Championship game, when the punt unit took the last snap of the game, and ran out the last nine seconds of the clock to ensure a victory for the team. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In the first quarter of the November 9, 2002 LSU-Kentucky game, known as the Bluegrass Miracle, Jones hit an 86-yard punt, the longest punt in school history. The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's athletic teams representing the University of Kentucky (UK a founding member of the Southeastern Conference Background Kentucky was the home team but were the underdogs to the defending SEC champion Tigers He was a four-year starter, averaging 42. A starting lineup in Sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins 4 yards on his 64 punts during his senior year, with a net average of 39 yards. He landed 22 of those punts inside the 20 yard line, and had seven touchbacks.
Professional career
2004
Jone was drafted in the seventh-round (224th overall) by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2004 NFL Draft. The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA The 2004 National Football League Draft, took place on April 24 and April 25 2004 at the theater at Madison Square Garden. He played in six games with Seahawks in between stints on the practice squad during his rookie season. In sports the scout team, also referred to as a practice team, practice squad or practice roster, is a group of players on a team whose task is to emulate For the Walt Disney Pictures film about Jim Morris, see The Rookie (2002 movie. He shared punting duties with Tom Rouen and Ken Walter during the season. Thomas Francis Rouen (born June 9 1968 in Hinsdale Illinois) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent Ken Walter (born August 15, 1972 in Cleveland Ohio) is an American football punter for the New England Patriots in the On the year, Jones punted 26 times for a 38. 0 average with a net of 32. 2, six inside-the-20 and two touchbacks. He had a season long with a 51-yard punt against the Carolina Panthers on October 31. The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team based in Charlotte North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse On November 14 at the St. Louis Rams, he punted three times for a 49. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St 3-yard gross average and a net of 42. 7, when he had another 51-yard punt.
2005
Jones was awarded off waivers to the Miami Dolphins on July 25, 2005. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler The 2005 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 86th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States He was released following training camp and re-signed to the practice squad, but was placed on the active roster prior to the season opener. In the National Football League, NFL Training Camp refers to the time before the season commences He went on to play in all 16 games in his first season with the Dolphins. On the season, he had 88 punts for a 43. 5-yard average, including a net of 39. 3, which led the NFL and marked a new Dolphins’ single-season record. He also added 31 punts inside-the-20, which ranked second in the AFC and was a Dolphins’ single-season record as well. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL Of his 88 punts, 24 went 50 yards or longer, with three traveling 60 yards or longer. He had a punt of 50 yards or longer in all but three games, and had a net average of 40. 0 or better in nine games. He also held for placekicker Olindo Mare throughout the season. Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the Olindo Franco Mare (born June 6, 1973 in Hollywood Florida) is an American football Placekicker for the Seattle Seahawks Jones' performance during the season earned him a selection as a third alternate for the Pro Bowl. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL
2006
Jones experienced a bit of regression in 2006 compared to the previous year. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United For the season he had 85 kicks for 3640 yards - an average of 42. 8 yards per kick. He also had a net average of 35. 7 yards per punt, with 28 punts inside the 20-yard line. He had one punt blocked during the season.
2007
Jones is a restricted free agent in the 2007 offseason. In the National Football League, a restricted free agent (RFA is one with three accrued seasons of service who has received a "qualifying" offer (a salary level predetermined Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He was tendered a contract by the Miami Dolphins on March 2. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good
On April 13, the St. Louis Rams signed Jones to an offer sheet. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Less than a week later, Dolphins general manager Rick Mueller announced that the team would not match the offer sheet and Jones became property of the Rams in exchange for the 225th pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. The 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29 2007 The contract is worth $5. 585 million over five years. It includes a signing bonus of $1. 175 million and salaries of $510,000 in 2007, $700,000 in 2008, $1 million in 2009, $1. 1 million in 2010, and $1. 1 million in 2011.
Trivia
- Following the 2003 National Championship season at LSU, Jones penned a book titled Nine Seconds to a Championship[1] (ISBN 0-9760181-9-5) about his career as a member of the LSU Tigers football team. The 2003 LSU Tigers football team won the BCS National Championship the first national championship for LSU since 1958
- In high school he earned the nickname "Slacker" from his freshman religion teacher.
Personal
Donnie is married to Aubrie, and the couple resides in St. Charles, MO. St Charles ( French: "Saint-Charles" Spanish: "San Carlos" is a city in and the county seat of St
Notes
- ^ ESPN. com - Former LSU punter writes book (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=1845145)
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