Donnie Jones played college football for Louisiana State University and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
34 Facts About Donnie Jones
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Donnie Jones played for the Miami Dolphins, St Louis Rams, Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, and Los Angeles Chargers.
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Donnie Jones was an All-Metro and All-State punter and an All-District tight end.
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Donnie Jones was offered scholarships to play football at the University of Oklahoma, LSU, and Ohio State University.
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Donnie Jones accepted a scholarship to attend Louisiana State University, where he played for the LSU Tigers football team.
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Donnie Jones was a four-year starter, averaging 42.4 yards on his 64 punts during his senior year, with a net average of 39 yards.
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Donnie Jones landed 22 of those punts inside the 20-yard line, and had seven touchbacks.
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Donnie Jones was drafted in the seventh-round by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2004 NFL Draft.
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Donnie Jones was one of three punters to be selected that year.
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Donnie Jones played in six games with Seahawks in between stints on the practice squad during his rookie season.
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Donnie Jones shared punting duties with Tom Rouen and Ken Walter during the season.
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Donnie Jones was awarded off waivers to the Miami Dolphins on July 25,2005.
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Donnie Jones was released following training camp and re-signed to the practice squad, but was placed on the active roster prior to the season opener.
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Donnie Jones went on to play in all 16 games in his first season with the Dolphins.
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Donnie Jones added 31 punts inside-the-20, which ranked second in the AFC and was a Dolphins' single-season record as well.
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Donnie Jones had a punt of 50 yards or longer in all but three games, and had a net average of 40.0 or better in nine games.
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Donnie Jones held for placekicker Olindo Mare throughout the season.
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Donnie Jones experienced a bit of regression in 2006 compared to the previous year.
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Donnie Jones had a net average of 35.7 yards per punt, with 28 punts inside the 20-yard line.
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Donnie Jones was a restricted free agent in the 2007 offseason.
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Less than a week later, Dolphins general manager Randy Mueller announced that the team would not match the offer sheet and Donnie Jones became property of the Rams in exchange for the 225th pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.
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In 2007, Donnie Jones broke the Rams record for highest punting average in a single season, punting 78 times for a 47.2-yard punting average.
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Donnie Jones was voted second-team All-Pro and a first alternate to the Pro Bowl.
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Donnie Jones signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans on March 29,2012.
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Donnie Jones was expected to compete with and briefly replace Brett Hartmann as punter while Hartmann served his three-game suspension, but took over as the full-time punter when Hartmann was released.
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On March 25,2013, Donnie Jones signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Donnie Jones was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Weeks 11 and 13.
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On March 11,2014, Donnie Jones re-signed with the Eagles on a three-year deal worth a maximum of $6 million.
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On November 18,2016, Donnie Jones signed a three-year, $5.5 million contract extension with the Eagles through 2019.
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Donnie Jones recorded the only punt in the game that went 41 yards.
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On February 27,2018, Donnie Jones announced his retirement from the NFL.
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On October 2,2018, Donnie Jones signed with the Los Angeles Chargers after the team released Drew Kaser.
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Donnie Jones is married to Aubrie, and the couple resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Donnie Jones is known as Thunder Foot, Donnie Long-Ball, Donnie J'Owns, Do-Rag Donnie, and Donnie 'Bag of Bones' Jones.