Jones began his NFL coaching career as an assistant special teams coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was hired on January 29, 2007.[1] He worked under special teams coach Bob Ligashesky and head coach Mike Tomlin. He had previously worked with Tomlin as well as former Steelers offensive line coach Larry Zierlein in the late 1990s at the University of Cincinnati. Other connections with the Steelers staff included serving under (former) offensive coordinator Bruce Arians when he was head coach at Temple in the 1980s and playing and coaching at Alabama during the late 1970s and early 1980s when Steelers assistant head coach John Mitchell served at the Tide's defensive line coach.
Jones was retained by the Steelers as assistant special teams coach when Ligashesky was replaced by Al Everest as the Steelers' special teams coordinator in 2010. When Everest was fired by the team just prior to the 2012 season, Jones took over responsibility for all of the special teams. In 2013 Jones was hired by the Arizona Cardinals.[2]
Jones and his wife Stacey (formerly Stacey Merkle)[6] have four children.[1] Their oldest daughter and son attended the University of Alabama on the Bear Bryant Scholarship and graduated from the establishment in 2011 and 2015, respectively. The family makes their off-season home on a farm in Pickens County, Alabama, located between Aliceville and Carrollton.[4]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcd. Official Website of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Steelers.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
^"Ex-Tide player, coach Jones joins Cardinals' staff". Retrieved August 22, 2016.
^ ab"Aliceville native helps Steelers reach Super Bowl". The Commercial Dispatch. February 1, 2009. from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
^Stricklin, Art (January 29, 2009). . Baptist Press. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
^"New football assistants make debut under the lights". Mississippi State University Reflector. April 16, 2004. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
October 15, 2023
amos, jones, born, december, 1959, american, football, coach, assistant, coach, special, projects, situations, york, giants, national, football, league, york, giantsposition, special, projects, situationspersonal, informationborn, 1959, december, 1959, tallaha. Amos Jones born December 31 1959 is an American football coach who is the assistant coach of special projects amp situations for the New York Giants of the National Football League NFL Amos JonesNew York GiantsPosition Special projects amp situationsPersonal informationBorn 1959 12 31 December 31 1959 age 63 Tallahassee Florida U S Career informationHigh school Carrollton AL PickensCollege AlabamaCareer historyAs a coach Alabama 1981 1982 Graduate assistant Temple 1983 1985 Tight ends coach Temple 1986 1988 Defensive line coach Shades Valley HS AL 1989 Assistant coach Alabama 1990 1991 Special teams coordinator Pittsburgh 1992 Kicking game coach Eau Gallie HS FL 1993 1994 Assistant coach Tulane 1995 1996 Linebackers coach BC Lions 1997 Assistant coach East St John HS LA 1998 Assistant coach Cincinnati 1999 2002 Running backs coach amp special teams coach James Madison 2003 Tight ends coach amp special teams coach Mississippi State 2004 2005 Special teams coordinator amp linebackers coach Mississippi State 2006 Outside linebackers coach Pittsburgh Steelers 2007 2011 Assistant Pittsburgh Steelers 2012 Special teams coordinator Arizona Cardinals 2013 2017 Special teams coordinator Cleveland Browns 2018 Special teams coordinator Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2019 Assistant special teams coordinator New York Giants 2020 present Special projects amp situationsCareer highlights and awardsAs coachSuper Bowl champion XLIII As player2 NCAA national champion 1978 1979 Contents 1 College playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesCollege playing career EditJones played safety and running back at the University of Alabama under Bear Bryant He graduated from Alabama with his bachelor s degree in 1982 and later earned a master s degree from Alabama 1 Coaching career EditJones began his NFL coaching career as an assistant special teams coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers He was hired on January 29 2007 1 He worked under special teams coach Bob Ligashesky and head coach Mike Tomlin He had previously worked with Tomlin as well as former Steelers offensive line coach Larry Zierlein in the late 1990s at the University of Cincinnati Other connections with the Steelers staff included serving under former offensive coordinator Bruce Arians when he was head coach at Temple in the 1980s and playing and coaching at Alabama during the late 1970s and early 1980s when Steelers assistant head coach John Mitchell served at the Tide s defensive line coach Prior to joining the Steelers Jones had coached football for 26 years four seasons at the high school level 21 seasons at the college level at Alabama Temple Pitt Tulane Cincinnati James Madison and Mississippi State and a single year with the Canadian Football League s BC Lions 1 Jones was retained by the Steelers as assistant special teams coach when Ligashesky was replaced by Al Everest as the Steelers special teams coordinator in 2010 When Everest was fired by the team just prior to the 2012 season Jones took over responsibility for all of the special teams In 2013 Jones was hired by the Arizona Cardinals 2 Personal life EditJones grew up in Aliceville Alabama 3 He is a 1978 graduate of Pickens Academy a private school in Carrollton Alabama 4 He was baptized in the Southern Baptist faith on the same day as his father 5 Jones and his wife Stacey formerly Stacey Merkle 6 have four children 1 Their oldest daughter and son attended the University of Alabama on the Bear Bryant Scholarship and graduated from the establishment in 2011 and 2015 respectively The family makes their off season home on a farm in Pickens County Alabama located between Aliceville and Carrollton 4 References Edit a b c d Amos Jones bio Official Website of the Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers com Archived from the original on January 22 2013 Retrieved October 25 2012 Ex Tide player coach Jones joins Cardinals staff Retrieved August 22 2016 Former UA Players to Coach in Super Bowl permanent dead link Tommy Deas The Tuscaloosa News January 26 2009 accessed online February 10 2009 a b Aliceville native helps Steelers reach Super Bowl The Commercial Dispatch February 1 2009 Archived from the original on February 6 2009 Retrieved February 19 2009 Stricklin Art January 29 2009 Mike Tomlin Steelers head coach talks about his faith Baptist Press Archived from the original on April 10 2010 Retrieved February 19 2009 New football assistants make debut under the lights Mississippi State University Reflector April 16 2004 Archived from the original on July 15 2011 Retrieved February 19 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amos Jones amp oldid 1141435266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
