Roger Jones (American football)
Encyclopedia
Roger Carver Jones is a former professional American football
player who played cornerback
for seven seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
, Cincinnati Bengals
, and Tennessee Oilers
.
Upon the completion of his NFL career, he joined the coaching staff at Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, TN, serving as the school's head track coach, asst. football coach, and assistant athletic director of compliance.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who played cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
for seven seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
, Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
, and Tennessee Oilers
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
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Upon the completion of his NFL career, he joined the coaching staff at Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, TN, serving as the school's head track coach, asst. football coach, and assistant athletic director of compliance.