Felix Jones
Felix Jones was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States on May 8th, 1987 and is the Football Player. At the age of 36, Felix Jones biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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College career
Jones majored in kinesiology and played for the Razorbacks at the University of Arkansas. Jones, who was primarily responsible for All-American and two-time Doak Walker Award winner Darren McFadden, was used in a variety of ways in the Arkansas backfield, alongside McFadden and fullback Peyton Hillis.
Jones was used as a runner, receiver, blocker, or even simply a decoy in the Wildhog series. Jones came to be known for his ability in returning kickoffs, and he's had four kicks for touchdowns during his college career.
Jones rushed for 1,168 yards and scored six touchdowns on 154 attempts in 2006, averaging 8.7 yards per carry. He was also an all-American kickoff returner and scored one touchdown on a 100-yard kickoff return against Ole Miss, as well as five touchdowns. It was the first time in University of Arkansas history that two different running backs rushed for more than 1,000 yards in the same season, alongside McFadden and Peyton Hillis. Jones, according to the publications, she was a second-team All-SEC coach and second-team All-SEC. The team was 10-4 and took the SEC Western Division championships.
Jones had 123 attempts for 1,162 yards and 11 touchdowns, while others saw 9.1 yards per carry, leading the nation. In addition,, he led the Southeastern Conference in kickoff returns with 18 for 564 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 31.3 yards per return. Jones also had 13 receptions for 111 yards. Jones and McFadden's second year in a row, surpassing 1,000 yards per season. In the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic, the 2007 Razorbacks finished 8-4 before losing to Missouri on January 1, 2008. Jones was named as a kick returner on the first team All-SEC squad and a running back on the second team All-SEC. He was also named an All-American kick returner.
Bobby Petrino, the Razorbacks' head coach, said Jones was his "highest recruiting priority" after being hired as the Razorbacks' head coach, and he soon met with Jones to discuss his future with Arkansas. Jones, on the other hand, decided to forego his senior year to enter the 2008 NFL Draft, where numerous publications projected him to be drafted in the first or second rounds.
Professional career
The Dallas Cowboys selected Jones in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft, with the intention of acquiring a running back who would fit starter Marion Barber's bruising style. (22nd overall). In the fourth season (2008) of HBO's Hard Knocks series, the decision process was chronicled. On July 26, he signed a professional deal worth $10.53 million, with $7.67 million guaranteed, as well as a $3.57 million signing bonus.
Jones' rookie season was high, as he returned to the Browns for an 11-yard touchdown on his first rushing attempt. Jones kicked off 98 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter of a 41-37 victory, earning him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Jones scored a 60-yard touchdown against the Green Bay Packers on November 21 in his third professional game. Jones tore his left hamstring against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6. He suffered a torn ligament in his left toe during his recovery process and was placed on the wounded reserve list on November 20. In Jones' first year, he displayed an explosiveness that was impossible to defend against opposing teams.
Jones had more carries per game in his second season, and against the New York Giants he rushed seven times for 96 yards and a touchdown. Jones was never rushing for more than nine yards in a professional game, but he also had his first career start against the Carolina Panthers, with eight carries for 94 yards (11.8) and one reception for 20 yards in the third quarter, but he would miss two more games. Jones played against the Atlanta Falcons, where he started but was ineffective, with eight carries for 36 yards and two receptions for six yards. After the week 13 game against the New York Giants, Jones started to average over ten carries per game. Jones rushed for 91 yards with a touchdown against the Eagles. Jones set a Cowboys franchise record in average yards per carry of 5.9 yards in the regular season, his tenth most since the AFL-NFL merger. In his last six games, he played a key running back role over Barber and produced 569 total yards, while still averaged 6.2 yards per touch.
Jones led the Cowboys to their first playoff victory since 1996, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Playoff Wild-Card game for 148 yards (including a 73-yard touchdown run) and a 30-yard touchdown game. His 148 yards are the third-most rushing yards in a playoff game in team history, and his 73-yard streak is the longest in franchise postseason history. Since Bo Jackson did it in 1987, Jones became the first NFL player with 400 rushing yards on fewer than 50 attempts.
Jones, who increased his tenacity in 2010, was officially promoted to the top of the depth chart at running back. For his first 100-yard game against the Tennessee Titans, he ran for 109 yards on 15 attempts. For the first time in his career, he played in all 16 games, starting seven games together or in substitution of Barber, and leading the team with 800 rush yards (4.3 yards average) and a touchdown. He had the longest reception in his career against the New York Giants (71 yards).
Since Barber was drafted by the Cowboys in 2011, it was expected that Jones would be the primary running back. He also slimmed down to 210-215 pounds in order to reclaim some of the explosive power he lost in the previous year. In the fifth game of the season against the New England Patriots, DeMarco Murray, a left high ankle sprain, gave rookie DeMarco Murray the opportunity to start with him in the four games he missed. Murray was injured for the year after breaking his ankle in the first quarter against the Giants, giving Jones a chance to rush for 106 yards and have six receptions for 31 yards. Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he passed for 108 yards on 22 attempts and three receptions for 23 yards. He had 585 rushing yards on 127 attempts (4.6 average) and 33 receivers for 221 yards on the year.
Jones missed the entire 2012 offseason due to shoulder surgery and failing the conditioning test at the start of training camp. Jones' best game against the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens was against an injured Murray and ended with 18 carries for 92 yards and one touchdown. He was in a change of pace back in a change of pace back role. After playing in all 16 games and getting seven starts, he battled back from knee injury to finish with 664 yards from scrimmage and a career-best 3.5 yards average per carry. The Cowboys decided not to re-sign Jones after the season, making him a free agent. He went through 2,728 rushing yards with an average of 11.11 touchdowns, as well as 1,062 receiving yards with three touchdowns during his five years with the team.
Jones opted for a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles on May 14, 2013. Jones was reportedly drafted to replace LeSean McCoy and Bryce Brown. After being passed over on the depth chart by Chris Polk, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for linebacker Adrian Robinson on August 23.
Le'Veon Bell, the Pittsburgh Steelers' rookie, was recuperating from a mid-foot sprain. He was a tense fit against the Cincinnati Bengals in week two, rushing for 37 yards on ten attempts. Jones was ruled out of the starting lineup against the Chicago Bears next week, where he had seven carries for 34 yards and was suspended after a costly third quarter fumble. He was not resigned at the end of the year.
Jones was in the first NFL Veteran Combine after being out of football for a year.