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James Jones

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Detroit Lions · DT

James Jones recorded 156 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

0.5

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

156

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to James Jones's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1992
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 20, 1992

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1992

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
BALTIMORERAVENS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 17, 1996

Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1999
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 8, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 13, 1993

San Francisco 49ers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 18, 1998

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from James Jones's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 9 total tackles · 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2000
DETROITLIONS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 29, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2000

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1998
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 18, 1998

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 17, 1999

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1999

3 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 5, 1999

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1991
CLEVELANDBROWNS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 1, 1991

Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped James Jones's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1995

01
CLEJONES—James Jones
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1993–1998

02
DENJONES—James Jones
DENELWAY7John Elway
DENDAVIS30Terrell Davis

The zone run completes Elway's career

Denver Broncos · At last, back-to-back titles

Mike Shanahan's run game and Davis's postseason dominance gave Elway the balance needed to win consecutive Super Bowls.

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Franchise era

1996–1999

03
BALJONES—James Jones
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALOGDEN75Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

04
DETJONES—James Jones
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons156 career games2 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdowns3 career receptions4 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdowns49 career solo tackles37 career sacksJersey: 983 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1991Most recent: Dec 24, 2000

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history