After a trade from the Raiders, Brian Jones spent the 1991 NFL season playing linebacker with the Indianapolis Colts. Jones then spent the 1992 season with the Miami Dolphins and the 1994 season with the Los Angeles Raiders.[6] He signed with the New Orleans Saints in 1995, for which he would spend the next four seasons. In addition, Jones also played for the Scottish Claymores NFL Europe football team in 1995. Jones did not see any significant playing time after the 1996 season. Jones sat out the 1997 season because of injuries and played only in one NFL game in 1998 before being cut. In 1999, Jones filed a workers' compensation claim over his 1997 injury, but the Saints and Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation filed a Peremptory Exception of Prescription that was upheld by the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal in 2001.[7]
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After retiring from pro football, Jones moved to Los Angeles, California, to try to start an acting career.[3] After a few years, Jones returned to the University of Texas at Austin in spring 2000 to finish his corporate communications degree. He also hosted a weekday afternoon talk show on sports radio station KVET (AM) "1300 the Zone". Jones finished his degree by spring 2002, and became the first person in his family to graduate from college.[6] He later moved on to working in sports television as a sideline audio tech, and later a sports reporter for University of Texas football games and a sports reporter for Fox Sports Southwest. In 2013, Jones joined CBS Sports Radio as co-host of the afternoon drive time program MoJo on CBS with the long time broadcaster Chris Moore. In February 2015 CBS Sports moved Brian to the early morning show, with sportscaster Greg Gianotti, co-hosting "Gio and Jones in the Morning" . [8] In March 2013 Jones was added by CBS Sports to be an analyst on College Football Today, the pre-game show for the SEC on CBS. Jones is a college football analyst with Adam Zucker of the CBS weekly Saturday morning college football program, with his former UCLA teammate UCLA football Coach Rick Neuheisel In 2017, Jones and co-host Gwen Lawrence launched the Better Man show and BetterManShow.com [1], a nationally syndicated lifestyle TV program for men. The Better Man show is currently syndicated to more than 73 million homes.
^Buchalter, Bill (February 12, 1986). "Where The All-southern Players are headed". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
^ ab"The South Plains' Top 100 Athletes: Brian Jones". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. August 22, 1999. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
^"Brian Jones" (PDF). Lubbock Independent School District. 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
^Ketchum, Geoff (November 13, 2006). "A look back at the Class of 1986". OrangeBloods.com. Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
^ ab"Catching up with Brian Jones". Texas Longhorns. May 17, 2002. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
^Jones v. New Orleans Saints. Louisiana Court of Appeals: October 17, 2001.
^"Chris Moore and Brian Jones". CBS Sports Radio. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
^BetUS, BetUS. "BetUS Launches Weekly Podcast Featuring Warren Sapp and Brian Jones". BetUS. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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MoJo show site
Better Man site
December 15, 2023
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Brian Keith Jones born January 22 1968 in Iowa is an American sports radio and television host and former American football linebacker Jones played one year of college football at UCLA and then transferred to University of Texas at Austin Texas Jones was drafted in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Raiders 1 Jones played NFL professional football for six seasons Brian JonesNo 56 58Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1968 01 22 January 22 1968 age 55 Iowa City Iowa U S Height 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 250 lb 113 kg Career informationHigh school Lubbock TX DunbarCollege TexasNFL Draft 1991 Round 8 Pick 213Career historyIndianapolis Colts 1991 Miami Dolphins 1992 Los Angeles Raiders 1994 Scottish Claymores NFL Europe 1995 New Orleans Saints 1995 1998 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsAll SWC 1990 Aloha Bowl champion 1987 Freedom Bowl champion 1986 Career NFL statisticsTackles 53Sacks 1Forced fumbles 1Fumble recoveries 2Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early life and college career 2 Professional football playing career 3 Media career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and college career editBorn in Iowa City Iowa Brian Jones grew up in Lubbock Texas and graduated from Dunbar High School of Lubbock in 1986 2 Recruited by several colleges Jones first attended the University of California Los Angeles UCLA and played on the UCLA Bruins football team for Terry Donahue before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin in 1988 3 He then played the 1989 and 1990 seasons for the Texas Longhorns football team 4 As a senior in Texas s 1990 Southwest Conference SWC title run Jones was an All SWC selection 5 Professional football playing career editAfter a trade from the Raiders Brian Jones spent the 1991 NFL season playing linebacker with the Indianapolis Colts Jones then spent the 1992 season with the Miami Dolphins and the 1994 season with the Los Angeles Raiders 6 He signed with the New Orleans Saints in 1995 for which he would spend the next four seasons In addition Jones also played for the Scottish Claymores NFL Europe football team in 1995 Jones did not see any significant playing time after the 1996 season Jones sat out the 1997 season because of injuries and played only in one NFL game in 1998 before being cut In 1999 Jones filed a workers compensation claim over his 1997 injury but the Saints and Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation filed a Peremptory Exception of Prescription that was upheld by the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal in 2001 7 Media career editAfter retiring from pro football Jones moved to Los Angeles California to try to start an acting career 3 After a few years Jones returned to the University of Texas at Austin in spring 2000 to finish his corporate communications degree He also hosted a weekday afternoon talk show on sports radio station KVET AM 1300 the Zone Jones finished his degree by spring 2002 and became the first person in his family to graduate from college 6 He later moved on to working in sports television as a sideline audio tech and later a sports reporter for University of Texas football games and a sports reporter for Fox Sports Southwest In 2013 Jones joined CBS Sports Radio as co host of the afternoon drive time program MoJo on CBS with the long time broadcaster Chris Moore In February 2015 CBS Sports moved Brian to the early morning show with sportscaster Greg Gianotti co hosting Gio and Jones in the Morning 8 In March 2013 Jones was added by CBS Sports to be an analyst on College Football Today the pre game show for the SEC on CBS Jones is a college football analyst with Adam Zucker of the CBS weekly Saturday morning college football program with his former UCLA teammate UCLA football Coach Rick Neuheisel In 2017 Jones and co host Gwen Lawrence launched the Better Man show and BetterManShow com 1 a nationally syndicated lifestyle TV program for men The Better Man show is currently syndicated to more than 73 million homes In October 2020 the internet sportsbook BetUS announced NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp and Brian Jones as the hosts of the weekly podcast BetUS Unfiltered Sapp and Jones have interviewed celebrities such as Derrick Johnson Adam Schefter Ray Lewis Kevin Carter Rick Neuheisel and Jen Welter on the podcast 9 References edit 1991 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 05 07 Buchalter Bill February 12 1986 Where The All southern Players are headed Orlando Sentinel Retrieved July 18 2013 a b The South Plains Top 100 Athletes Brian Jones Lubbock Avalanche Journal August 22 1999 Retrieved July 18 2013 Brian Jones PDF Lubbock Independent School District 2008 Retrieved July 18 2013 Ketchum Geoff November 13 2006 A look back at the Class of 1986 OrangeBloods com Rivals com Retrieved July 18 2013 a b Catching up with Brian Jones Texas Longhorns May 17 2002 Retrieved July 18 2013 Jones v New Orleans Saints Louisiana Court of Appeals October 17 2001 Chris Moore and Brian Jones CBS Sports Radio Retrieved July 18 2013 BetUS BetUS BetUS Launches Weekly Podcast Featuring Warren Sapp and Brian Jones BetUS Retrieved 4 November 2020 External links editNFL com profile MoJo show site Better Man site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Jones American football linebacker amp oldid 1173725854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
