Landry Jones
Landry Jones was born in Artesia, New Mexico, United States on April 4th, 1989 and is the Football Player. At the age of 35, Landry 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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Matthew Landry Jones (born April 4, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Renegades of the XFL.
He played college football at Oklahoma and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.
He has appeared with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Browners.
Early years
Jones was born in Artesia, New Mexico. He played for Artesia High School, where he first lettered as a running back, but later became the starting quarterback and led the high school football team to two straight Class 4A state championships, throwing for a total of 7,013 yards and 89 touchdowns. Jones threw for 3,433 yards and 45 touchdowns on zero interceptions as a senior in 2007. Artesia defeated Goddard High School in a second straight Class 4A championship, in which Jones threw for 325 yards and seven touchdowns, a school record. Jones was named New Mexico's Class 4A Player of the Year later this year, and he was a finalist for the Joe Montana Quarterback of the Year Award.
Jones was a highly regarded recruit and was one of the top-rated quarterbacks for the Class of 2008 by various news publications, including a four-star rating for both Scout.com and Rivals.com (sixth-rated pro-style quarterback) and Rivals.com (sixth-rated pro-style quarterback), as well as a five-star rating from 247 Sports; according to all three sources, Landry is the highest-ranked recruit to ever come out of New Mexico He was recruited by several colleges, including Alabama, Arizona, Michigan, Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, and Wisconsin. He later referred to the University of Oklahoma, calling it "the QB college."
Personal life
Jones was named after Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry was fired. Jones is a Christian and was featured in a "I Am Second" video in which he professed his faith in Jesus Christ. Whitney Hand-Jones, a former Oklahoma Sooner women's basketball guard, was married on July 6, 2012. In the third round of the 2013 WNBA draft, his wife was drafted by the San Antonio Stars, who picked him 32nd overall pick.
College career
Jones played for the Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2008 to 2012. Keith Nichol, a third-string quarterback from Michigan State, was transferred to Michigan State in 2008, leaving senior Joey Halzle and Jones as backup quarterbacks for Sam Bradford.
Jones took over as the starting quarterback for the Sooners in 2009 after Bradford suffered a shoulder injury; the Sooners lost the game by a score of 14–13. Jones completed 18-of-32 passes for 286 yards, his first game as the starter, in the Sooners' 64-0 victory over Idaho State. Jones threw a Sooner-record six touchdown passes with two interceptions in a 45-0 victory over Tulsa in his second appearance. Jones was named AT&T All-America Player of the Week later this week.
Due to Sam Bradford's inability to return from his shoulder injury, he did not start the next game against the Miami Hurricanes. The Sooners lost the game 21-20. Jones threw for one touchdown but also had a fumble deep in Sooner territory that culminated in a Miami score on the next play. Sam Bradford returned to action against Baylor, and Landry was relegated to the backup quarterback position once more. The Oklahoma offense was sluggish and inconsistent at times, but the Bears were able to beat the Bears, and I was looking forward to the Red River Rivalry with Texas. Bradford went down again with the same shoulder injury, and Landry was forced to play against a stout Texas defense on the second offensive sequence of the game. The Sooners lost a close game against the Longhorns, 16-13, due to turnovers and mistakes by an inexperienced offense. Jones tied the game in the third quarter thanks to a touchdown pass from wide receiver Ryan Broyles.
Jones will start his season as Sam Bradford revealed that he will have season ending surgery on his shoulder and will then leave early for the NFL draft. Jones slowly progressed throughout the season, winning over Kansas, Kansas State, and Texas A&M, as well as some poor results in losses to Nebraska (5 interceptions) and Texas Tech. With a convincing victory over BCS-hopeful Oklahoma State, the Sooners earned a shot at playing in the 2009 Sun Bowl against Stanford. Jones had his best passing game of the year with 418 yards and 3 touchdown passes to Ryan Broyles, the Sooners' first bowl victory since 2005 and propelling the team toward an exciting 2010 in which Landry will have a full spring and fall camp to prepare as the starting quarterback.
Jones continued his playing time as Oklahoma's quarterback in 2010 and led the team to its first four out-of-conference victories. He's going to be a natural performer going into the Red River Shootout, defeating Texas by a score of 28-20. Jones would face Missouri for his first setback after getting off to a good start by losing the game, 36–27. He would lead Oklahoma on a revival after a string of poor results against Texas A&M in the second and final setback of the season. Jones would lead the team on another bounce after losing the first two games in the annual Bedlam Series, including a highly awaited match against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The match was settled in the last minute, but Oklahoma's outstanding passing success helped the team beat its in-state rival by a score of 47–41.
Oklahoma advanced to the Big 12 Championship Game against its storied adversary Nebraska by the rule of a tie-breaker. Jones led the Sooners to a 23–20 victory after trailing by 17 points. Following the victory, Oklahoma became the champion of the Big 12 Conference, while Connecticut faces Connecticut as the champion of the Big East Conference. Oklahoma was hoping to snap its recent streak of BCS bowl losses, while Connecticut was playing its first BCS bowl ever. Jones had a great night and led his team over Connecticut by a lopsided score of 48-20 to snap the BCS bowl losing streak and win Oklahoma's first BCS bowl since 2002.
Jones aided the Sooners to a dominant debut against opening opponents like Tulsa and Florida State in 2011. By defeating Texas by a score of 55-17, he would surpass his last year's results in the Red River Shootout. After two missing field goals, the Sooners suffered their first setback against Texas Tech, losing by a score of 44–41 at home. He'll keep Oklahoma's hot streak until being forced to leave early in the game against Texas A&M due to quarterback Ryan Broyles' knee injury. Jones went into a slump after the loss, including two losses to the Baylor Bears and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Jones was instrumental in the Insight Bowl over the Iowa Hawkeyes, bringing the Sooners to their second double-digit victories in the Insight Bowl.
Jones declared on January 5, 2012 that he was returning to Oklahoma for his senior season. He led the Sooners to a 10–2 record overall (8–1 in the Big 12) and shared the Big 12 Conference Championship with Kansas State in 2012. Jones' turnovers made the difference in an early season loss to Kansas State, but he continued to play well throughout the remainder of the season. They met Texas A&M, a former Big 12 member, in the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost 41-13. Jones had a 66 percent completion rate, with 4,267 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. He finished his collegiate career with 16,646 passing yards and 123 touchdowns.
Professional career
In the fourth round (115th pick overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Jones. On June 12, 2013, he signed a four-year, $2.59 million deal with a $439,220 signing bonus. The Steelers drafted him to develop into a long-serving quarterback, swapping former quarterbacks Charlie Batch and Byron Leftwich.
Jones was mainly the third-string quarterback behind longtime starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and back-up Bruce Gradkowski prior to the 2015 NFL season.
Gradkowski was hospitalized and missed the entire 2015 regular season, especially during the 2015 pre-season. Jones made up the bulk of the starting reps in the pre-season due to his injury. Gradkowski was drafted by veteran Michael Vick to replace him due to Jones' inexperience.
Jones made his NFL debut against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in the third quarter, beating the Steelers 10-6. Martavis Bryant led the Steelers to a 25-13 victory, finishing the game with 168 passing yards and two touchdowns. Jones appeared in seven games, starting with two in 2015, winning 32-of-55 passes for three touchdowns and four interceptions. In the Steelers' wild-card playoff victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, he also helped an injured Roethlisberger, winning 2-of-5 passes for 11 yards and an interception. However, Roethlisberger returned to action later in the game.
After Roethlisberger sustained a torn meniscus the week before, Jones made his first appearance of the season against the New England Patriots on October 23, 2016. He took the 27-16 loss on a 29-of-47 pass attempts for 281 passing yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Jones started the season with 24-of-37 passes for 277 yards and three touchdowns with just one interception, defeating the Cleveland Browns in overtime by a score of 27–24. Jones' pass to wide receiver Cobi Hamilton was the game-winning touchdown.
Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Steelers on March 9, 2017. As the Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns by a score of 28–24, he started the season of the 2017 regular season by resting some of his starters.
The Steelers cut Mason Rudolph in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft, and the Steelers released him on September 1, 2018.
Following an injury to starting quarterback Blake Bortles, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Jones on October 31, 2018. He was released on November 19, 2018.
Jones was signed by the Oakland Raiders on March 26, 2019. He was later drafted on May 22, 2019.
Jones briefly worked at a construction firm in Fort Worth following his release from the Raiders roster. Jones was charged over $11,000 to sign by the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football, but the Alliance did not have the funds to pay for the promise, so he turned down.
Jones signed with the XFL on August 15, 2019, which was expected to begin play in 2020. He was the first player to sign with the league. After starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sustained a season-ending injury on September 15, 2019, the Steelers called the XFL office to inquire about signing Jones, but the XFL denied them. Jones was recalled by the Dallas Renegades on October 15, 2019, reuniting him with his college coach Bob Stoops. Jones sustained a knee injury during a training camp on January 7, 2020, and was expected to miss 4–6 weeks. In a 25-18 victory over the Los Angeles Wildcats, Jones returned to Brute in week 2 of the 2020 XFL season and passed for 305 yards. Dallas beat the Seattle Dragons 24-12 on February 22, Jones completed 30 of 41 passes for 274 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions. When the league halted operations on April 10, 2020, he had his deal terminated.