Team: | Denver Broncos |
Position1: | Linebacker |
Birth Date: | 4 April 1989 |
Birth Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 230 |
High School: | Fort Collins (CO) Rocky Mountain |
College: | Wyoming |
Playing Team1: | Arizona Cardinals |
Playing Years2: | – |
Playing Team2: | BC Lions |
Playing Team3: | Green Bay Packers |
Playing Years4: | 2014 |
Playing Team4: | Florida Blacktips |
Playing Team5: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Playing Team6: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Playing Team7: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Playing Team8: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Playing Team9: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Coaching Years1: | –present |
Coaching Team1: | Denver Broncos Assistant strength and conditioning coach |
Career Footnotes: |
|career_highlights= |import = yes|NFL=2541996|CFL=korey-jones/160051/}}Korey Jones (born April 4, 1989) is a former professional Canadian football linebacker who is an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He first enrolled at Garden City Community College before transferring to the University of Wyoming. He attended Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. Jones was a member of the Arizona Cardinals, BC Lions, Green Bay Packers, Florida Blacktips, Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers. College careerGarden City Community CollegeJones first played college football from 2009 to 2010 for the Garden City Broncbusters. He accumulated 108 tackles, four sacks and a fumble recovery.[1] He earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors his sophomore year in 2010.[2] University of WyomingJones was a two-year starter for the Wyoming Cowboys from 2011 to 2012. He recorded career totals of 162 tackles and four sacks in 25 games. He started the first five games of the 2011 season at defensive end before moving to linebacker for the final eight games. Jones was a team captain his senior year in 2012. Professional careerArizona CardinalsJones signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 29, 2013, after going unselected in the 2013 NFL draft. He was released by the team on August 25, 2013.[3] BC LionsJones joined the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in September 2013.[4] He was released by the Lions on June 21, 2014.[5] Green Bay PackersHe was signed by the Green Bay Packers on July 24, 2014.[6] He was released on August 24, 2014.[7] Florida BlacktipsJones played for the Florida Blacktips of the Fall Experimental Football League in 2014. Edmonton Eskimos (first stint)Jones signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL on April 30, 2015. Jones played in all 18 regular season games, amassing 25 defensive tackles and 13 special teams tackles and won the Grey Cup to close the season. He was released by the team on May 29, 2016.[8] Saskatchewan RoughridersJones was signed by the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 16, 2016.[9] Jones played 13 games for the Roughriders in the 2016 season, contributing 18 defensive tackles, 11 special teams tackles, and 1 forced fumble. Edmonton Eskimos (second stint)On April 15, 2017, Jones signed with the Eskimos, with whom he spent the 2015 CFL season.[10] He was released on June 24, 2019.[11] Winnipeg Blue BombersJones signed a practice roster contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL on July 16, 2019.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on August 7, 2019. Edmonton Eskimos (third stint)Jones re-signed with the Eskimos on February 11, 2020.[13] He retired on March 9, 2020. Coaching careerIn March 2020, Jones joined the Denver Broncos as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.[14] [15] [16] External links |