Andre Jones | |
Number: | 51 |
Position: | Linebacker |
Birth Date: | 15 May 1969 |
Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Death Place: | Roswell, Georgia, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4.5 |
Weight Lbs: | 245 |
High School: | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
College: | Notre Dame |
Draftyear: | 1991 |
Draftround: | 7 |
Draftpick: | 185 |
Pastteams: | |
Pfr: | JoneAn20 |
Andre Fitzgerald Jones (May 15, 1969 – June 22, 2011) was an American football linebacker who played for one season in the National Football League (NFL) in 1992 for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Notre Dame, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 1991 NFL draft.[1] He died in 2011 due to a brain aneurysm.[2]
He had five children, including three sons: T. J., Malachi, and Jahmai. T. J. is a wide receiver, Malachi is a wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and Jahmai is an outfielder for the New York Yankees.[3] [4] [5]