1. Jonas Gray played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
21 Facts About Jonas Gray
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Jonas Gray was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and played for the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots.
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From Pontiac, Michigan, Jonas Gray went to high school at Detroit Country Day.
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Jonas Gray was selected to play in the US Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.
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Jonas Gray attended the University of Notre Dame from 2008 to 2011.
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Jonas Gray played sparingly his first three seasons, primarily as a back-up to Armando Allen, Robert Hughes and Cierre Wood.
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Jonas Gray tore his ACL, MCL, and LCL during a game vs Boston College.
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Jonas Gray was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent.
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Jonas Gray was placed on the PUP list while he rehabbed his injured knee.
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Jonas Gray was among final cuts on August 31,2013.
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Jonas Gray was signed by the Baltimore Ravens to their practice squad on September 2,2013.
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Jonas Gray did not survive the final cuts, but was signed to the practice squad the next day.
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On October 16,2014, Jonas Gray was signed to the active roster before their Thursday Night Football game against the New York Jets.
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Jonas Gray was the first NFL running back since 1921 to score four rushing touchdowns in a game after entering the game with zero career touchdowns, and the first running back in the Super Bowl era to account for more than 25 percent of rushing touchdowns in a week with at least 10 games.
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Jonas Gray scored 24 total points in the game, which was tied with Marshawn Lynch for the most by any player in a single game in the 2014 season.
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Jonas Gray was benched for the next game, due to a team infraction of being late to practice a week after the Colts game, something head coach Bill Belichick is known not to tolerate.
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Jonas Gray finished the season with 89 carries that resulted in 412 total yards and 5 touchdowns.
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On September 5,2015, Jonas Gray was released by the Patriots.
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On September 14,2015, Jonas Gray was waived by the Dolphins, only to be re-added to the practice squad two days later and signed to the active squad on September 22,2015.
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Jonas Gray was released again on November 10,2015, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.
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Jonas Gray was signed off the Dolphins' practice squad to the Jacksonville Jaguars active roster on December 15,2015.