Cedric Jones (wide receiver)
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Cedric Decorrus Jones is a former wide receiver
who played nine professional seasons with the National Football League
's New England Patriots
. He played in Super Bowl XX
. After his NFL career he worked for 12 years as the NFL's Director of Youth Football and is currently the Athletic Director for the New York Athletic Club in New York City.
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who played nine professional seasons with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
's New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
. He played in Super Bowl XX
Super Bowl XX
Super Bowl XX was an American football championship game played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1985 regular season...
. After his NFL career he worked for 12 years as the NFL's Director of Youth Football and is currently the Athletic Director for the New York Athletic Club in New York City.