1. Cardale Jones is an American former professional football quarterback.
26 Facts About Cardale Jones
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Cardale Jones played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he was a CFP national champion, and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Cardale Jones was a member of the Los Angeles Chargers and Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League, the DC Defenders of the XFL, the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League, and the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League.
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Cardale Jones led the Tarblooders to the OHSAA D-I Championship game in 2009.
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Cardale Jones committed to Ohio State University in October 2011.
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Cardale Jones redshirted as a freshman and thus did not play, but nevertheless drew controversy when he posted the following on his Twitter account:.
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The tweet received heavy criticism and Cardale Jones was suspended for one game.
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Ultimately, on May 7,2017, Cardale Jones graduated from Ohio State with a bachelor's degree in African-American Studies.
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Cardale Jones was sparingly used during his freshman season after red-shirting the 2012 season, playing only 39 snaps, attempting one pass and rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.
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Cardale Jones made his first start of his college career in the Big Ten Championship Game in place of Barrett, who had been injured the prior week versus Michigan.
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Cardale Jones completed 16 of 23 attempted passes for 242 yards, with one touchdown and one interception and ran for another 38 yards and a touchdown.
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The day after winning the National Championship, Cardale Jones discussed his future football career.
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Cardale Jones confirmed on January 15,2015, that he would not declare for the 2015 draft, and would stay with Ohio State for at least another year, most probably until he graduated.
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Cardale Jones set career highs in passing yards and completions against Maryland on September 10,2015, with 21 completions, 291 passing yards, and two passing touchdowns.
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At the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine, Cardale Jones suffered a hamstring injury during his second 40-yard dash attempt, ending his workout prematurely.
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Cardale Jones entered the game to begin the fourth quarter after Manuel was benched.
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Cardale Jones completed 6-of-11 passes for 96 yards and no touchdowns with one interception.
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On July 26,2017, Cardale Jones was traded to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for a conditional draft pick.
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On September 2,2018, Cardale Jones was waived by the Chargers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.
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On September 7,2019, Cardale Jones was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.
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Cardale Jones was allocated to the DC Defenders of the XFL on October 15,2019.
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Cardale Jones signed a contract with the team on November 4,2019.
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Cardale Jones had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.
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On May 6,2022, it was announced that Cardale Jones had signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League.
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On December 19,2022, Cardale Jones signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League.
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On March 17,2023, it was reported Cardale Jones had refused to report to practice for the Pirates.