Jonathan Ward Jansen was born on January 28,1976 and is a former American football offensive tackle.
38 Facts About Jon Jansen
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Jon Jansen previously played for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
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Jon Jansen was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft.
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Jon Jansen posted 68 career catches and made 202 tackles, four sacks and four interceptions at linebacker to earn Oakland County Defensive MVP honors.
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Jon Jansen was a two-time First-team All-Big Ten selection at Michigan.
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Jon Jansen paced Michigan's down lineman with 106 knockdowns on an offense that gained 4,955 yards.
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Jon Jansen was Michigan's co-captain as a senior and junior and fortified an offense that posted 4,652 yards en route to the National Championship.
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Jon Jansen was drafted by Washington in the second-round of 1999 NFL Draft.
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Jon Jansen was a valuable addition to a Redskins offensive line that allowed 31 sacks compared with a franchise record 61 in 1998.
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Jon Jansen started all 16 regular-season games and both playoff games.
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Jon Jansen made a huge impact in mini-camp, training camp and the preseason, impressing coaches with his ability to grasp the Redskins system.
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Jon Jansen was one of four players on offense to start each game and has now started every game in his career, including two playoff contests.
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Jon Jansen's blocking helped Stephen Davis rush for 1,318 yards.
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Jon Jansen started all 16 games for the third straight season in 2001.
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Jon Jansen's blocking helped running back Stephen Davis eclipse the team record with 1,432 yards rushing, third in the NFL and first in the NFC.
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Jon Jansen was voted by his teammates as the 'Unsung Hero' of the Redskins for 2002.
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Jon Jansen regarded as one of the best tackles in the NFL and part of the best bookend tandem of tackles when paired with Pro Bowler Chris Samuels.
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Jon Jansen started all 16 games in 2003 at right tackle for the fourth straight season, living up to his nickname: "The Rock".
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Jon Jansen had started 82 straight contests as a pro after starting 50 straight games in his college career at Michigan.
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Jon Jansen continued to be a solid performer at right tackle, teaming with new right guard Randy Thomas to open up holes and protect Redskin quarterbacks.
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Jon Jansen continued his rivalry with Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan by limiting him to two tackles and no sacks.
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Jon Jansen suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon injury in the Redskins' preseason opener on Aug 9,2004 against the Denver Broncos.
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Jon Jansen was placed on the team's injured reserve list shortly after having surgery to repair the injury.
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Jon Jansen returned from the Achilles injury in 2004 to start all 16 games and two playoff games in 2005.
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Jon Jansen joined with right guard Randy Thomas to develop a dominant right side of the offensive line.
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Jon Jansen helped running back Clinton Portis rush for a single-season team record 1,516 yards.
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Jon Jansen was given a new contract on February 7,2007 at the conclusion of the 2006 season.
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Jon Jansen was released after a meeting with Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, and head coach Jim Zorn among others.
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In Detroit, Jon Jansen served as a backup to Gosder Cherilus.
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On October 11,2009, Jon Jansen made his first start for the Lions in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Jon Jansen was re-signed to a one-year, $860,000 deal, the NFL minimum, on March 6,2010.
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On September 4,2010 Jon Jansen was released by the Lions as they cut their roster to the NFL-mandated 53 player limit.
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Jon Jansen stated that the use of illegal substances was on the rise because the use of human growth hormone injections which are not tested for by the NFL.
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Jon Jansen later recanted this estimation, saying that he felt 15-to-20 percent was a low amount and not realizing the significant numbers of players that a 15-to-20 percent figure would represent.
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Jon Jansen has three daughters, Lucy, Ruby and Ellie and two sons, Jack and Teddy.
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Jon Jansen participated at the NFL Network coverage of the playoff game between Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings on January 4,2009, he interviewed Eagles runningback Brian Westbrook.
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On May 30,2017, Jon Jansen was one of eight new inductees announced for the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in Detroit.
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In October 2020, Jon Jansen joined sports-talk WXYT-FM in Detroit as morning show co-host with Mike Stone and Heather Park.