Position: Center Name Brett Jones Career start 2012 Roster status: Reserve/Injured Weight 140 kg | University: Regina Height 1.88 m Role American football center College Regina | |
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Date of birth: (1991-07-29) July 29, 1991 (age 24) CFL draft: 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16 Current team New York Giants (#69 / Center) Profiles | ||
Place of birth: Weyburn, Saskatchewan | ||
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Brett Jones (born July 29, 1991) is a Canadian-born American football center for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He previous played Canadian football for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the eighth best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2013 CFL Draft and fifth by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. He played CIS football for the Regina Rams.
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Calgary Stampeders
In the 2013 CFL Draft, Jones was drafted in the second round, 16th overall by the Stampeders and signed with the team on May 29, 2013. He played CIS football for the Regina Rams. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 2014 after winning the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award in 2013.
New York Giants
On February 10, 2015, it was reported that the New York Giants were signing Jones. It was made official when the Giants announced the signing on February 11, 2015. On September 5, 2015, Jones' season came to an end when he was officially placed on injured reserve by the Giants. He played back up center for the 2016 season and is penciled in as same role for the 2017 season. Jones is a versatile player who can play both center and guard.
