1. Jonathon Jennings was born on July 21,1992 and is an American former professional football quarterback who played for the BC Lions and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League.
16 Facts About Jonathon Jennings
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Jonathon Jennings attended Saginaw Valley State University, where he played college football.
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Jonathon Jennings played high school football and basketball at Westerville South High School, where he was a first team All-League player as a senior.
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Jonathon Jennings was eligible for the 2014 NFL draft, but went undrafted.
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Jonathon Jennings tried out with several National Football League teams prior to the 2014 season, including the Kansas City Chiefs, the Detroit Lions, and the Green Bay Packers.
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Jonathon Jennings tried out with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL in April 2014.
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Jonathon Jennings was not signed by any NFL or CFL teams in 2014, and did not play football professionally that year.
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Jonathon Jennings competed for the back-up quarterback position on the depth chart, which he received in the season opener.
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Jonathon Jennings, who continued to struggle to start the 2018 season, was benched in favour of veteran Travis Lulay starting in Week 5.
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Lulay suffered a concussion and separated shoulder in consecutive weeks, opening the door for Jonathon Jennings to start for the remainder of the regular season.
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In late November, following the close of the season, Jonathon Jennings informed the Lions that he would not be re-signing with the team, intending to become a free agent in February 2019.
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On February 13,2019 Jonathon Jennings agreed to a one-year contract with the Ottawa Redblacks for the 2019 season.
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Jonathon Jennings began the season as the backup quarterback to Dominique Davis.
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However, Jonathon Jennings struggled in both outings, throwing for less than 200 yards combined with three interceptions and only one touchdown.
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In Week 11 Jonathon Jennings came in relief of Davis after he threw three interceptions in the first quarter of the game: Jonathon Jennings completed 16 of 26 pass attempts for 208 yards with one touchdown, but was unable to lead the Redblacks to victory.
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Jonathon Jennings was released by the Redblacks on January 23,2020.