Landry Jones
 Jones in a game against Tulsa in 2009 |
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| Dallas Renegades (XFL) - No. 2 | |
| Quarterback | |
| Date of birth: April 4, 1989 | |
| Place of birth: Artesia , New Mexico | |
| Height: 1.93 m | Weight: 104 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2013 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Career | |
| College : Oklahoma | |
| NFL Draft : 2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 115 | |
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| Current status: active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats (as of 17th week of the 2016 season) |
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| TD - INT | 7-6 |
| Thrown yards | 1,071 |
| Pass attempts | 141 |
| Passes arrived | 85 |
| Passes arrived in% | 60.3% |
| Quarterback rating | 92.8 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Landry Jones (* 4. April 1989 in Artesia , New Mexico ) is an American American football poker players at the position of quarterback . He currently plays for the Dallas Renegades in the XFL .
college
Jones played college football for the University of Oklahoma from 2009 to 2012 . His first appearance for the Oklahoma Sooners was in their first game in 2009, when then quarterback Sam Bradford was out against Brigham Young University with a shoulder injury. The next two games, Jones began as starting quarterback . The Sooners won the first 64-0 against Idaho State University , and in the second game he threw six touchdowns in a 45-0 win over the University of Tulsa - a new team record for the Sooners.
In 2010, he led the Sooners to the Bowl Championship Series . In the Fiesta Bowl against the University of Connecticut , he led the Sooners with the 48:20 win for the first BCS victory since 2002.
NFL
Jones was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 4th round of the 2013 NFL Draft . As part of the final squad reduction to 53 players before the start of the 2018 regular season , he was dismissed.
After a short interlude with the Jacksonville Jaguars, for which he did not play a game, he was signed by the Oakland Raiders on March 26, 2019 after his release (November 2018).
Others
Landry Jones is named after Tom Landry , the former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys . Prior to his senior year in college, on July 6, 2012, he married Whitney Hand, a player on the University of Oklahoma basketball team who was drafted by the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in April 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Oklahoma Sooners - Recap - September 19, 2009 - ESPN. Jones tosses Oklahoma record six touchdowns as Sooners roll. In: sports.espn.go.com. September 19, 2009, accessed June 1, 2013 .
- ↑ Cuts tracker: NFL teams finalizing 53-player rosters. September 1, 2018, accessed September 1, 2018 .
- ^ Raiders Sign QB Landry Jones. Raiders.com, March 26, 2019, accessed April 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Terrance Harris: In Artesia, Landry Jones Already a Hero. In: aolnews.com. September 11, 2009, accessed June 1, 2013 (English): "Jones, who was named after legendary Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry, turned his attention to putting the finishing touches on an impressive high school career."
- ↑ PHOTOS: Landry Jones Marries Whitney Hand. In: lostlettermen.com. July 10, 2012, archived from the original on November 14, 2012 ; accessed on April 29, 2019 (English).
- ^ Maggie Hendricks: Landry Jones drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers two weeks after his wife was drafted in the WNBA. In: sports.yahoo.com. April 27, 2013, accessed on June 1, 2013 (English): "Jones' wife Whitney Hand was drafted by the WNBA's San Antonio Stars on April 15."
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jones, Landry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Artesia , New Mexico |