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Sidney Jones

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Born
1996 (28 years old)

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Diamond Bar, California

Position
Cornerback

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Free Agent

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White

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Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight
186 lb (84 kg)

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6.14 million

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Sidney Jones IV (born May 21, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington.

Early years
Jones attended West Covina High School in West Covina, California. He played wide receiver, running back, cornerback and free safety. He originally committed to the University of Utah to play college football, but later flipped his commitment to the University of Washington.

College career
Jones started 12 of 13 games as a true freshman at Washington in 2014. He finished the year with 61 tackles, two interceptions and one sack. As a sophomore in 2015, Jones started all 13 games and was named first team All-Pac-12 after recording 45 tackles, four interceptions and a touchdown. On January 3, 2017 Jones announced his decision to forego his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.

On March 21, 2017, Jones underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles, an injury he suffered during pro day.

Professional career
Coming out of college, Jones was projected as a first round pick by the majority of scouts and analysts. Prior to the NFL Combine, Jones was ranked as the fifth best cornerback in the draft by Pro Football Focus. He attended the combine and decided to forgo performing the bench. On March 11, 2017, Jones attended Washington's highly anticipated pro day. On the final positional drill, he suffered an achilles injury and had to be carted off the field. The injury caused his stock to plummet, going from a projected first round pick to a second or third round pick by the majority of draft experts and analysts. After he was injured at Washington's Pro Day, he was ranked the ninth best cornerback by Sports Illustrated, the 13th best by ESPN, and the 13th best cornerback by NFLDraftScout.com.

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Jones in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the seventh cornerback selected in the draft. On May 11, 2017, the Eagles signed Jones to a four-year, $6.14 million contract with $3.34 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.60 million. He was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list to start the season due to the Achilles injury. On December 30, 2017, Jones was activated to the 53-man roster for the regular season finale against the Cowboys. Jones was inactive for the playoffs, but the Eagles won Super Bowl LII 41-33 against the New England Patriots.

On August 31, 2021, Jones was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2022 sixth-round pick.

On March 14, 2022, Jones re-signed with the Seahawks on a one-year deal. He was released on November 1, 2022.

On March 27, 2023, Jones signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was released on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad the following day. His contract expired when the teams season ended January 7, 2024.