Childhood
Jones was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised by his mother, Deborah Jones, and his grandmother, Christine Jones. His father was killed in a robbery in 1991 at the age of 26. He was coached by longtime Sandtown coach Gary Jones. Jones attended Westlake High School, in Atlanta, Georgia. Jones played in the Georgia-Florida all-star game, and was selected as the conference “Player of the Year” following his senior year after totaling 120 tackles, six interceptions and 1,850 rushing yards.
In addition to his accomplishments in football, Jones also earned All-American honors in basketball and track. His basketball team won two state championships.
College
Jones was an Athletic Coaching Education major and a member of the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll. As a freshman in 2002, Jones appeared in 11 games for West Virginia as a reserve cornerback and safety. Jones only missed one game of his three-year college career, which was to attend his grandmother’s funeral.
As a junior in 2004, he was the secondary captain and led the team in tackles and interceptions. Jones also played briefly on offense, as well as returning punts and kick-offs for the second season. He was named first-team all-Big East as a defensive back and honorable mention All-American by several sources. Jones was also named Big East Special Teams Player of the Year.
NFL
Pacman was the first defensive player drafted, taken sixth overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2005 NFL Draft. During his rookie season, he had 44 tackles and 10 pass deflections. On special teams, Jones totaled 1,399 return yards and one touchdown. In Jones’s sophomore season, he totaled career-high 62 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, 12 deflected passes, four interceptions, 130 return yards, one interception touchdown, 14 passes defended (second-team), 440 punt return yards and tied for NFL-high with three punt return touchdowns. The three punt returns also tied the franchise record with Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, which was set in 1975. His 12.9 yards per punt return average led the NFL, edging out Chicago’s Devin Hester by 1/10 of a yard, while his 26.1 yards per kick return average ranked seventh in the league and sixth in the AFC. Jones also caught two passes on offense for 31 yards (one for 17 yards) and rushed twice for eight yards.
On April 23, 2008, Jones was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. On May 10, 2010, Jones signed a two-year deal with the Bengals. On March 21, 2013, Jones signed a three-year deal to remain with the Bengals, making the Pro Bowl in 2015. On August 26, 2018, Jones signed with the Denver Broncos where he played 7 games. On May 24, 2019, Jones announced his retirement.
Now
On July 5, 2014 Adam Jones married Tishana Holmes. The couple have three children together. Following the death of his long time college and NFL friend Chris Henry, Jones adopted his children, vowing to raise them as Henry would have wanted to.
Jones is currently a regular co-host on multiple podcasts, has his own product lines and businesses.
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