Professional career Adam Jones (American football)

1 professional career

1.1 tennessee titans (2005–2006)
1.2 dallas cowboys (2008)
1.3 winnipeg blue bombers (2009)
1.4 cincinnati bengals (2010–present)

professional career
tennessee titans (2005–2006)

after junior year, jones opted forgo senior year , declare himself eligible nfl draft. first defensive player drafted, taken sixth overall tennessee titans in 2005 nfl draft. missed of training camp, holding out in contract dispute. according titans then-general manager floyd reese, titans concerned on several off-the-field incidents. reese said contract talks broke down when jones balked @ titans proposed safeguards, agreed not paid guaranteed or bonus money if convicted of crime.

during rookie season, had 44 tackles , 10 pass deflections, no interceptions. on special teams, jones totaled 1,399 return yards , 1 touchdown. jones , reynaldo hill rookie duo start @ least ten games each @ cornerback in nfl.

in jones s sophomore season, totaled career-high 62 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 12 deflected passes, 4 interceptions, 130 return yards, 1 interception touchdown, 14 passes defended (second-team), 440 punt return yards , tied nfl-high 3 punt return touchdowns. 3 punt returns tied franchise record billy white shoes johnson, set in 1975. 12.9 yards per punt return average led nfl, edging out chicago s devin hester one-tenth of yard, while 26.1 yards per kick return average ranked seventh in league , sixth in afc. jones caught 2 passes on offense 31 yards (one 17 yards) , rushed twice 8 yards. best performance came against jacksonville jaguars in week 15, when jones had 83-yard interception return score, 70-yard kick return, , broke touchdown pass matt jones save game. jones broke out in fifth game of season against indianapolis colts, when recorded personal season-high 5 tackles , defended pass in 14–13 loss. next week against washington redskins, jones recorded 4 tackles , stripped ball antwaan randle el first forced fumble of career. next week against houston, jones tied career-high tackle total eight, , picked off sage rosenfels pass first career interception, , posted second touchdown on punt return in career in fourth quarter 53-yard return. 2 weeks later, against eagles, jones recorded second punt return score of season, 1 90-yards, breaking billy johnson s 87-yard franchise record. next week against new york giants, jones picked off eli manning pass in fourth quarter sparked titans 21-point comeback. against new england patriots in last game of season, jones totaled 259 return yards (the nfl s highest total since 2006) along punt return score.

near 2007 nfl draft, jones s numerous off-the-field problems led speculation titans cut or trade jones before third season, despite breakout second year. @ time, reese himself said , others on titans had spent countless hours trying set jones straight. said while jones had been titans hoped on field, d been nothing disaster off field during 2 years in nashville.

on april 10, 2007, nfl commissioner roger goodell announced one-year suspension jones violation of nfl player conduct policy, re-evaluated after tenth regular-season game, pending disposition of current cases, jones appealed. first time in 44 years player suspended offense other substance abuse. jones took out full page ad in tennessean, promising ll win trust of teammates , fans. family, teammates, coaches , fans, recognize have lost right ask patience , understanding, jones wrote. however, in power regain trust , respect. jones wrote in letter, plans re-enroll , finish degree @ west virginia university. basis of appeal ... clarify of facts , address unprecedented punishment imposed, jones wrote in letter. however, on june 12, jones withdrew appeal.

during suspension jones signed total nonstop action wrestling, despite agreement between tna , titans organization have non-physical role in company, , went on win tna world tag team championship ron killings. established record label, national street league records , , performed 1 half of rap duo posterboyz.

ten weeks 2007 season, roger goodell reviewed decision, declined reduce it. following announcement, nfl players association (nflpa) said appeal jones suspension. tennessee running lendale white told tennessean thinks 53 of 53 titans players want jones return team. quarterback vince young said, going without him, can him... . on december 13, 2007, nfl agreed hear players union s appeal on jones s behalf. players union appealed roger goodell s decision not allow jones reinstated during 2007 season.

on february 1, 2008, espn reported goodell remained disappointed in jones , not reinstated after super bowl. nfl review jones after 2008 pro bowl. reported titans try trade jones, if reinstated.

on march 8, 2008, jones announced on tennessee radio station felt in tip-top shape , ready reinstated. agent announced consider applying reinstatement before 2008 nfl draft. jones said on radio show play dallas cowboys if titans desired trade him. detroit lions, oakland raiders, kansas city chiefs, houston texans , new orleans saints expressed interest in jones. on march 30, jones participated @ charity basketball event, signed football fan #21, later saying believed wear number if ended in dallas cowboys. nfl network correspondent adam schefter had described tennessee–dallas trade jones being imminent . on april 1, nfl commissioner roger goodell said have decision on reinstating jones prior training camp, presumably in july. however, next day, reports said trade being delayed due cowboys denying request provide fourth-round pick , pick in 2009 nfl draft. also, disagreements let out on whether cowboys reimburse titans bonus owed jones. however, adam schefter of nfl network reported on april 13 trade talks had restarted, cowboys offering sixth-round pick , titans requesting fourth-round pick in 2008 draft.

dallas cowboys (2008)

on april 23, 2008, jones traded dallas cowboys in exchange fourth-round pick in 2008 nfl draft. if jones reinstated 2008–2009 season, cowboys give sixth-round pick tennessee in 2009; if not, titans have send fourth-round pick cowboys in 2009.

jones reached financial settlement titans regarding contract situation: agreed pay $500,000 charity chosen titans in next 2 years. jones signed four-year contract included no signing bonus included annual roster bonuses, , structured protect dallas if jones made more off-field mistakes.

on april 24, hall of famer jim brown announced had offered support , jones while in dallas. former cowboys teammates , nfl standouts michael irvin , deion sanders both expressed willingness troubled cornerback.

beginning in june, jones cleared participate in organized team activities cowboys, including training camp , preseason games. on august 26, jones reinstated 2008 nfl season.

in season opener cowboys, 28–10 victory against cleveland browns, jones recorded tackle , pass deflection. in following 41–37 victory against philadelphia eagles, jones recorded 4 tackles , pass deflection. in 27–16 victory on green bay packers, jones led cowboys 8 tackles , fumble recovery.

on wednesday, november 19, 2008, dallas cowboys owner jerry jones said suspended cornerback reinstated commissioner roger goodell, miss 2 more games — sunday, november 23, 2008 , following game on thanksgiving, november 27, 2008. december 7, 2008 @ pittsburgh. decision meant six-game suspension. time return, have been suspended 22 of possible 28 games.

due suspension, titans gave fifth-round pick cowboys in 2009 , returned sixth-round pick dallas, stipulated in terms of trade.

jones returned suspension , played in dallas game against pittsburgh on december 7. suffered neck injury; continued play in game, later in week, news reports indicated injury more severe first believed, , season-ending or career-ending injury jones. on december 10, 2008, cowboys announced jones out rest of season. however, returned play in cowboys final game of season, 44–6 loss against philadelphia eagles.

on january 7, 2009, cowboys announced release jones. according espn s ed werder, move came after cowboys officials learned jones suspect in june 2007 shooting outside strip club in atlanta; jones alleged have ordered shooting after dispute 1 of men. due nfl rules bar major player transactions until after super bowl, cowboys did not officially cut ties jones until february 9, 2009.

winnipeg blue bombers (2009)

in august 2009, jones agreed in principle one-year deal play winnipeg blue bombers of canadian football league. cfl season, runs july through november, half on @ time.

however, blue bombers announced on september 2 no longer going pursue jones after made remarks on internet video including calling league united football league when in fact canadian football league. startup ufl reportedly offered jones contract turned down.

cincinnati bengals (2010–present)

jones (left) @ 2016 pro bowl.

jones worked out cincinnati bengals on february 12, 2010, bengals did not offer him contract. jones worked out nfl scouts on march 19 in new orleans, louisiana. 6 nfl teams in attendance. initial reports claimed jones did not show up, newer reports countered claims. @ workout, 40-yard dash time 4.42 seconds.

on may 10, 2010, jones signed two-year deal bengals. went through entire off-season , entire pre-season without incident, , made regular-season roster. made regular-season bengals debut on september 12, 2010, kick returner , backup cornerback: returned 2 kickoffs 37 yards , made 2 tackles , assist on defense during bengals 38–24 road loss new england patriots. on october 26, jones sustained serious neck injury , missed remainder of 2010 season.

on october 30, 2011, jones made first appearance bengals since injury in 2010. returned 1 punt 63 yards, , subsequently suffered hamstring injury , did not play rest of game. in january 2012, after publicly comparing houston texans wide receiver andre johnson unfavorably teammate a. j. green, jones burned on touchdown johnson in houston s 31–10 playoff victory on bengals.

on march 21, 2013, jones signed three-year deal remain bengals.

in 2015 wild card round loss against steelers, jones got fined $28,940 altercation steeler s assistant coach joey porter. after appeal, fine later reduced $12,500 nfl. second penalty called in succession brought steelers field-goal kicking distance, won game 18–16. porter fined $10,000 actions.

on march 9, 2016, jones signed three-year deal remain bengals.

jones suspended first game of 2017 season violating league s personal conduct policy.