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Don Jones

Retired

San Francisco 49ers · DB

Don Jones recorded 32 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, CLV, New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

1.2

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

32

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Wild Card
2016
OAKLANDRAIDERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 7, 2017

Oakland Raiders vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
CINCINNATIBENGALS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 31, 2013

Cincinnati Bengals vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2013

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
DETROITLIONS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 30, 2016

Detroit Lions vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2016

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
DENVERBRONCOS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 18, 2015

Denver Broncos vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 18, 2015

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 14, 2014

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2014

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 4 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
CINCINNATIBENGALS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 31, 2013

Cincinnati Bengals vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2013

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 22, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
MIAJONES—Don Jones
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
NEJONES—Don Jones
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski

Three more championships complete the run

New England Patriots · The second dynasty

New England won three Super Bowls in five seasons through goal-line defense, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and another dominant defensive plan.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

03
CLEJONES—Don Jones
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

04
NOJONES—Don Jones
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

05
HOUJONES—Don Jones
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2015–present

06
SFJONES—Don Jones
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20146 NFL seasons32 career games34 career solo tacklesCollege: Arkansas StateDrafted by: MIAJersey: 361 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 2013Most recent: Jan 7, 2017

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