Charles Jones (tight end) explained

Charles Jones
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:5 August 1996
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:255
College:Tulane (2014–2018)
Undraftedyear:2019
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:1
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:5
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Pfr:J/JoneCh10

Charles Jones (born August 5, 1996) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Tulane.

Early years

Jones attended St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. In high school, he was teammates with Leonard Fournette.[1]

College career

Jones played college football at Tulane. During his time for the Green Wave, he appeared in 40 games with 22 starts, and totaled 40 receptions for 268 yards and five touchdowns.[2]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, Jones was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[3] He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 18, 2019.[4]

Jones was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on July 30, 2020.[5] He was activated from the list on the morning of August 2, 2020,[6] but was re-added to the list later that day.[7] He was activated from the list again on August 7.[8] He was waived/injured on August 22, 2020,[9] and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.[10] He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 1, 2020.[11]

Buffalo Bills

On October 28, 2020, Jones was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad,[12] but was released three days later.[13]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On November 17, 2020, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Jones to their practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 21, 2021.[15] He was waived on May 3.[16]

New Jersey Generals

Jones signed with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL on January 11, 2023.[17] He was placed on the injured reserve list before the start of the regular season on March 26.[18] The Generals folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[19]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reid . John . Leonard Fournette rooting for childhood friend TE Charles Jones to make Jaguars' 53-man roster . November 19, 2019 . The Florida Times-Union . en.
  2. Web site: Charles Jones . November 19, 2019 . Jaguars.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Jaguars sign former Tulane tight end Charles Jones . November 19, 2019 . NOLA.com . en . Associated Press.
  4. Web site: November 18, 2019 . Jaguars sign TE Nick O'Leary . November 19, 2019 . Jaguars.com.
  5. News: Oehser, John . Transactions: Two added, one removed from reserve/COVID-19 list . Jaguars.com . July 30, 2020 . July 30, 2020 . August 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200801071400/https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-two-added-one-removed-from-reserve-covid-19-list . dead .
  6. News: Oehser, John . Transactions: Three removed from reserve/COVID-19 list . Jaguars.com . August 2, 2020 . August 2, 2020.
  7. News: Oehser, John . Transactions: Minshew, four others added to reserve/COVID-19 list . Jaguars.com . August 2, 2020 . August 2, 2020.
  8. News: Oehser, John . Transactions: Jones, Walker moved to active roster . Jaguars.com . August 7, 2020 . August 7, 2020 . August 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809183043/https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-jones-walker-moved-to-active-roster . dead .
  9. News: Johnson, James . Jags sign TE Matt Flanagan, waive/injured TE Charles Jones . USAToday.com . August 22, 2020 . August 23, 2020.
  10. AlbertBreer . COVID-19 list update. John Ross comes off. No one goes on. Just 3 players left league-wide on the list. (Obviously, also, none of the false-positives from Saturday went on.) . 1297633305710546945 . August 23, 2020 . August 24, 2020.
  11. News: Charles Jones: Waived from IR . CBSSports.com . September 1, 2020 . September 2, 2020.
  12. Web site: Bills sign tight end Charles Jones II to practice squad. The Buffalo News. October 28, 2020.
  13. News: Bills activate CB Levi Wallace; elevate CB Dane Jackson . BuffaloBills.com . October 31, 2020 . November 13, 2020.
  14. Steelers . We have added TE Charles Jones to the practice squad and released LB Ray Wilborn. . 1328714184943689728 . November 17, 2020 . December 24, 2020.
  15. Web site: Steelers sign four to Reserve/Future contracts. Varley, Teresa. Steelers.com. January 21, 2021.
  16. News: Varley, Teresa . Steelers sign Acy to one-year contract . Steelers.com . May 3, 2021 . May 3, 2021.
  17. USFLGenerals . Free Agent Signings . 1613184813908869120 . January 11, 2023 . January 11, 2023.
  18. USFLGenerals . Transferred Player to Injured Reserve List . 1640020788974866432 . March 26, 2023 . March 28, 2023.
  19. Web site: Seifert . Kevin . January 1, 2024 . Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches . January 15, 2024 . ESPN.com.

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