Josh Jones is a safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. The Green Bay Packers selected him out of NC State, where he played college football, in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars. In the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft, Jones was selected by the Green Bay Packers as their 61st overall pick. Jones was chosen as the eighth safety in 2017.
Jones and the Packers agreed to a four-year, $4.23 million contract on May 19, 2017, which also included a $1.21 million signing bonus. He made his first regular-season professional tackle during Green Bay’s 17-9 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the season opener.
The Jacksonville Jaguars picked up Jones off waivers on December 31, 2019. Jones was selected as the Jaguars’ strong safety starter to open the 2020 campaign.
Jones was dismissed from the game against the Houston Texans in Week 5 of the 2020 campaign after starting a helmet-to-helmet hit on wide receiver Brandin Cooks.
With a chest ailment, he was put on injured reserve on November 14, 2020. Jones joined the Indianapolis Colts practice squad on October 20, 2021. On November 1, he was promoted to the active roster.
Jones signed the Seattle Seahawks practice squad on December 15, 2021. On May 3, 2022, he re-signed with the organization.
When Was Josh Jones Drafted
In the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers chose Josh Jones out of NC State, where he played college football.