Andrew Jones (Canadian football)
{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Andrew Jones
| image = Andrew_Jones_CFL.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Jones in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|29}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team =
| number = 64
| status =
| import = no
| position1 = Guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 300
| CIS = McMaster
| CFLDraftedYear = 2007
| CFLDraftedRound = 4
| CFLDraftedPick = 32
| CFLDraftedTeam = BC Lions
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2007}}–{{CFL Year|2011}}
| playing_team1 = BC Lions
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2013}}
| playing_team2 = Toronto Argonauts
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2014}}–{{CFL Year|2015}}
| playing_team3 = Edmonton Eskimos
| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2016}}
| playing_team4 = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|2017}}
| playing_team5 = BC Lions
| career_highlights =
| CFL = andrew-jones/135447/
}}
Andrew Jones (born October 29, 1982) is a Canadian retired professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Jones was drafted by the Lions in the fourth round of the 2007 CFL Draft. He is a three-time Grey Cup champion, having won with three different teams in a span of five years, 2011, 2012, and 2015. He played CIS football for the McMaster Marauders.
Professional career
Jones was drafted as a defensive lineman (his position with McMaster) by the BC Lions 32nd overall in the 2007 CFL Draft. He spent 2007 on the practice roster and all of 2008 injured, but became more of a mainstay in 2009 as he went on to play in 36 games over three seasons with the Lions. After winning his first Grey Cup in 2011, he was then signed by the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent on March 2, 2012.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-welcome-home-ol-andrew-jones |title=Argos welcome home OL Andrew Jones |access-date=2017-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202503/http://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-welcome-home-ol-andrew-jones |archive-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead }} He won another Grey Cup with Toronto and spent two seasons in total there until he signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, also as a free agent, on February 11, 2014. He spent the 2016 season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and remained out of football until he was signed the following year by the Lions again on August 8, 2017.[https://www.bclions.com/2017/08/08/lions-bring-back-national-lineman-andrew-jones/ Lions bring back national lineman Andrew Jones]
References
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External links
- [https://www.bclions.com/players/andrew-jones/135447/ BC Lions bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160217022308/http://www.riderville.com/players/andrew-jones/454305/ Saskatchewan Roughriders bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150911001116/http://www.esks.com/roster/show/id/1975 Edmonton Eskimos bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130908095518/http://www.argonauts.ca/roster/show/id/1975 Toronto Argonauts bio]
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{{103rd Grey Cup}}
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Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:McMaster Marauders football players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Canadian football people from Toronto