Brian Jones (born July 2, 1980) is a former

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who played three seasons in the

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(AFL) with the Las Vegas Gladiators,

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and

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. He played

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at the

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, after a record setting career at

Shasta College Shasta College is a public community college in Redding, California, with branch campuses in Burney, Weaverville, and Red Bluff. It was founded in 1950 and later moved to a much larger campus while the original campus became the new locatio ...

. He also played in the

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for the

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and

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, winning ArenaCup VI with the Xplorers.

College career

College career statistics

Professional career

Memphis Xplorers

Jones played for the

of the

from 2004 to 2006. In nine games with the Xplorers in 2004, Jones passed for 1,578 yards, completing 134 of 226 attempts and rushing 99 yards on 44 attempts. He threw 22 touchdown passes and rushed for 12 more. In 2005, he set the franchise's single-season marks with 69 passing touchdowns and 23 rushing touchdowns. He also recorded a league-leading

passer rating Passer rating (also known as passing efficiency in college football) is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks, in gridiron football. There are two formulas currently in use: one used by both the National Football Leagu ...

of 123.11, completed 245 of his 388 attempts for 3,384 yards, 69 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. On the ground, Jones was the team's leading rusher with 229 yards. The Xplorers won ArenaCup VI against the

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Las Vegas Gladiators

Jones signed with the Las Vegas Gladiators on October 10, 2005. He was released by the Gladiators on January 20, 2006.

Memphis Xplorers

Jones played for the Memphis Xplorers in 2006, recording 3,937 yards passing and 81 touchdown passes for new single-season records.

Las Vegas Gladiators

Jones signed with the Las Vegas Gladiators on December 13, 2006. He recorded 25 passing touchdowns on 1,834 yards in 2007 for the Gladiators.

Columbus Destroyers

Jones was awarded to the

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on October 29, 2007. He was released by the Destroyers on February 24, 2008.

New Orleans VooDoo

Jones was signed to the

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's practice squad on March 7, 2008. He was released by the VooDoo on March 10, 2008.

Arizona Rattlers

Jones signed with the on

March 13, 2008. He was released by the Rattlers on April 4, 2008.

Manchester Wolves

Jones came out of retirement in 2008 to play for the

during the af2 playoffs. He again came out of retirement to play for the Wolves during the 2009 af2 playoffs.

Kansas City Command

Jones played for the

in 2012, recording ten touchdowns on 529 passing yards.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Brian Living people 1980 births American football quarterbacks Shasta Knights football players Toledo Rockets football players Memphis Xplorers players Las Vegas Gladiators players Columbus Destroyers players New Orleans VooDoo players Arizona Rattlers players Manchester Wolves players Arkansas Diamonds (indoor football) players Kansas City Command players Players of American football from Chico, California Pleasant Valley High School (California) alumni