Sean Jones (defensive end)
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| Date of birth: | December 19, 1962 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||
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| College: | Northeastern | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51 | ||||||||||
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Dwight Andre Sean Oneal Jones (born December 19, 1962) is a former American football defensive end, who played for the Los Angeles Raiders (1984–1987), Houston Oilers (1988–1993), and the Green Bay Packers (1994–1996). He won Super Bowl XXXI with the Packers, beating the New England Patriots. Jones was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1993 season. Sean Jones' brother Max Jones played college football at Massachusetts and later played professional football with the Birmingham Stallions in the USFL in 1984.
College career
Sean Jones attended Northeastern University, where he lettered for four years in football. At Northeastern he played on the offensive line his freshmen and sophomore seasons before flipping to the defensive side for his junior and senior season where he became a defensive presence.
Prior to attending Northeastern University, Jones graduated from the Montclair Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey where he played football, basketball and lacrosse.
Sean Jones became a member of the Nu Phi graduate chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity in Houston, Texas in 2004.
NFL career
Sean Jones played the first four years of his career as a Los Angeles Raider. In Jones' third year, 1986, he had a career high 15.5 sacks and 74 tackles. In 1988 the Houston Oilers traded the ninth overall pick in the NFL draft for Jones. Jones went on to play 6 seasons for the Oilers, amassing 50 sacks during this time. In 1994, Jones signed with the Green Bay Packers as a free agent. Jones formed a bookend at defensive end with Reggie White. Jones retired after the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI on January 26, 1997. During his three years with the Packers, Jones had 24.5 sacks.[1]
Post NFL career
In December 2003, arbitrator Roger Kaplan ruled that Jones violated National Football League Players Association regulations in his financial dealings with NFL player Ebenezer Ekuban. Jones received a two-year suspension, prohibiting him from representing NFL players until February 26, 2005.[2] Jones later sued Ekuban and his attorney for slander and libel leading to Ekuban declaring bankruptcy in 2003. Former player Cris Dishman won a US$396,000 judgment against Jones involving a bad investment.[2] Jones later counter sued Cris Dishman and his former wife Karen Dishman, the previous matter was declared settled and Jones received a money judgment against both Cris and Karen Dishman in 2006 for their part in illegally trying to extort more money from Jones.
On June 14, 2007, he was arrested by the FBI on charges of mortgage fraud in a 42 million dollar scheme to rip off three Houston area banks.[2] Bond was set at $100,000. Trial date was set for August 6, 2007. In May 2008 charges were dismissed by the Government.
In January 2016 he became a co-host for KBME Houston.
References
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneSe00.htm
- 1 2 3 Kathleen Pender (September 24, 2007). "Ex-L.A. Raiders defensive lineman Sean Jones faces SEC charge". sfgate.com. Retrieved October 27, 2012.