Matthew Landry Jones was born on April 4,1989 and is a former American football quarterback.
34 Facts About Landry Jones
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Landry Jones played college football at Oklahoma, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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Landry Jones played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, and Dallas Renegades.
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Landry Jones attended Artesia High School, where he originally lettered as a running back, but later became the starting quarterback and led the high school football team to two consecutive Class 4A state championships, throwing for a combined 7,013 yards and 89 touchdowns.
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Landry Jones was later named New Mexico's Class 4A Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Joe Montana Quarterback of the Year Award.
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Landry Jones was a highly regarded recruit and was among the highest rated quarterbacks for the Class of 2008 by several ratings publishers, including a four-star rating by both Scout.
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Landry Jones was recruited by many schools, including Alabama, Arizona, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford, Texas, USC, UCLA, and Wisconsin.
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In 2008, third-string quarterback Keith Nichol transferred to Michigan State, leaving senior Joey Halzle and Landry Jones, who was redshirted his freshman year, as backup quarterbacks to Sam Bradford.
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Landry Jones started the next game against the Miami Hurricanes due to Sam Bradford not being fully recovered from his shoulder injury.
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Landry Jones threw for one touchdown, but had a fumble deep in Sooner territory that resulted in a Miami score on the next play.
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The next week against Baylor, Sam Bradford was able to return and Landry Jones was relegated to the backup quarterback spot .
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Landry Jones managed a touchdown pass to wide receiver Ryan Broyles to tie the game in the third quarter.
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Landry Jones would become the starter for the rest of the season as Sam Bradford announced he would have season ending surgery on his shoulder and would then be leaving early for the NFL draft.
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Jones had his best passing performance of the year with 418 yards and 3 touchdown passes to Ryan Broyles, giving the Sooners their first bowl win since 2005 and propelling the team towards an optimistic 2010 in which Landry would have a full spring and fall camp to prepare as the starting quarterback.
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In 2010, Landry Jones continued his starting job as Oklahoma's quarterback and guided the team through its first four out-of-conference victories.
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In 2011, Landry Jones led the Sooners on dominant performances against opening foes such as Tulsa and Florida State.
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Landry Jones ended up leading the Sooners to a victory in the Insight Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes to bring the Sooners another double digit winning season.
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On January 5,2012, Landry Jones announced he was returning to Oklahoma for his senior season.
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Landry Jones's turnovers were the difference in an early season loss to Kansas State, but he played well throughout the rest of the season.
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Landry Jones finished the season with a completion percentage of 66 percent with 4,267 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.
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Landry Jones finished his collegiate career with 16,646 passing yards and 123 touchdowns.
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Landry Jones signed a four-year, $2.59 million contract with a $439,220 signing bonus on June 12,2013.
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Landry Jones played in seven games, starting two, in 2015, completing 32-of-55 passes for three touchdowns and four interceptions.
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Landry Jones relieved an injured Roethlisberger in the Steelers' wild-card playoff victory against the Cincinnati Bengals, completing 2-of-5 passes for 11 yards and an interception.
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On October 23,2016, Landry Jones received his first start of the season against the New England Patriots after Roethlisberger suffered a torn meniscus the week prior.
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On March 9,2017, Landry Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Steelers.
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On October 31,2018, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Landry Jones following an injury to starting quarterback Blake Bortles.
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On March 26,2019, Landry Jones signed with the Oakland Raiders.
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Landry Jones was the first player to sign with the league.
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The Steelers called the XFL office to ask about signing Landry Jones after starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a season-ending injury on September 15,2019, but the XFL blocked them.
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Landry Jones had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020 and opted not to return when the league returned in 2023.
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Landry Jones is a Christian and was featured in an "I Am Second" video proclaiming his faith in Jesus Christ.
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Landry Jones married former Oklahoma Sooner women's basketball guard Whitney Hand-Jones on July 6,2012.
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Landry Jones's wife was drafted by the San Antonio Stars in the 2013 WNBA draft in the third round with the 32nd overall pick.