Terren Jones (born November 19, 1991) is an American former professional

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. He played

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. He was a member of the

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, and

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...

of the

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(NFL).

Early life

Jones attended

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College career

Jones played for the

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from 2009 to 2012. He was named 2010 Second-team All- SWAC, 2011 First-team All-SWAC, College Sporting News Division I Black College

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, Boxtorow Honorable Mention All-American, 2012 First-team All-SWAC, and 2012 AFCA All-American.

Professional career

Jones signed with the

in April 2013 after going undrafted in the

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. He was released by the Falcons on September 3 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 5, 2013. He was promoted to the active roster on November 28, 2013. Jones was released by the Falcons on August 30, 2014 and signed to the team's practice squad on August 31, 2014. He was released by the Falcons on September 23, 2014. Jones was signed to the

' practice squad on September 29, 2014. He was released by the Redskins on November 4, 2014. He was signed to the

' practice squad on November 10, 2014. Jones was signed off the Ravens' practice squad by the

on December 2, 2014. He made his NFL debut on December 7, 2014 against the

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, playing 42 snaps on offense. He was released by the Titans on July 31, 2015. Jones signed with the

on August 1, 2015. He was released by the Bills on August 31, 2015. He was signed to the

' practice squad on September 6, 2015. Jones was released by the Buccaneers on September 8, 2015.

References

External links

NFL Draft Scout
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