Todd Jones

Todd A. Jones (born July 3, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and Denver Broncos. He also played in the World League of American Football (WLAF) with the Orlando Thunder and the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Memphis Mad Dogs. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Henderson State Reddies.

Jones was selected by the Browns in the eleventh round of the 1991 NFL draft, but never played in a regular season game for the team. He was also on the Dallas Cowboys' roster during their Super Bowl XXVII victory, though he was on the physically unable to perform list. He played in four regular season games during his career, all in 1993 with the Patriots.

College career

Arkansas Razorbacks Jones started playing college football in 1986 at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, but only saw action in the first three games before going down for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Professional career Jones did not attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, but was able to bench 225 pounds 44 times without stopping, which would have been the highest at the combine. However, the team cut him on August 8 of that year.

Orlando Thunder In the spring of 1992, Jones joined the Orlando Thunder of the World League of American Football, a spring developmental league created by the NFL that later became known as NFL Europe. Jones played offensive guard in all ten of the team's games that season

The Thunder finished 8–2 and progressed to World Bowl '92, which they lost to the Sacramento Surge by a score of 21–17.

Dallas Cowboys Following his performance in the WLAF, Jones signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys on June 10, 1992. Due to a left knee injury,

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos signed Jones on August 9, 1994, but cut him only nine days later.

Memphis Mad Dogs After four years of playing as a journeyman in the NFL, Jones signed with the Memphis Mad Dogs of the Canadian Football League. This was at the tail end of a failed experiment by the CFL to expand the league into the United States, and the Mad Dogs only existed for one season in 1995.

Jones played in 17 of the Mad Dogs' 18 games that season, primarily at left guard.

Personal life Jones married Valerie Sims in college, with whom he has a daughter named Gabriel (born 1989).