Dhani Jones
Dhani Makalani Jones is a former American football linebacker who played for eleven seasons in the National Football League.
Jones attended middle school at Cabin John Middle School in Potomac, Maryland, where he played basketball. As a senior at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Jones was an All-Met, All-Western Region, and an All-County pick, and also was ranked the fifth best linebacker prospect in the Atlantic Coast Region despite missing most of the regular season with a ruptured disc he injured working out for Penn State earlier in the summer. Jones was also a varsity wrestler in high school, as well as a member of his high school's track team.
At the University of Michigan, Jones was a three time All-Big Ten honoree. As a sophomore, Jones started nine games at linebacker and finished second on the team with 90 tackles and six sacks, playing alongside Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson on Michigan's 1997 national champion squad. As a junior in 1998, Jones started at linebacker and finished with 72 tackles. Jones moved to strong side linebacker as a senior in 1999, and finished second on the team with 81 tackles.
Jones is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha and is an initiate of the Epsilon chapter at the University of Michigan.
Jones was selected by the New York Giants in the sixth round (177th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft.
The Philadelphia Eagles acquired Jones from the Giants as a free agent in 2004. During Jones stint with the Eagles, he started in Super Bowl XXXIX. On April 30, 2007 the Eagles released Jones.
On July 6, 2007, Jones signed with the New Orleans Saints, where he was thought to be able to push for a starting job. Jones, however, was released on September 1, 2007 during final roster cutdowns.
On September 19, 2007 Jones signed a one-year contract with the Bengals. In the 2008 offseason, Jones signed a 3 year contract to return to the Bengals. Following the 2010 season, Jones' contract expired and he was not issued a new contract, so he became a Free Agent. After going the first month of the 2011 regular season without being offered a contract, Jones officially retired from the NFL.
Jones is the star of Dhani Tackles the Globe, a series for the Travel Channel in which he learns how to play international sports that are unknown to most Americans. For example, in the first season he played Rugby Union for English club, Blackheath. The show had a successful 1st season and began airing a second season on April 19, 2010.
In 2010, Jones opened the Bow Tie Cafe in the historic Mount Adams neighborhood of Cincinnati, which sells coffee, drinks, cafe sandwiches.
In addition to his prowess as a professional athlete, Jones has shown a variety of skills off the field. Jones founded a company that sells high-end bowties, and he also writes movie reviews and commentary for Page2 on ESPN.com.
Jones is also an avid bicyclist, using his fixed gear bicycle to commute to practices and games throughout the year. He also participated in the cycling leg of the Durham Doughman Challenge on Travel Channel's Man v. Food. The challenge was a team quadrathlon consisting of running, swimming, cycling and food eating.
On June 7, 2011, Jones' book, The Sportsman: Unexpected Lessons from an Around-the-World Sports Odyssey, was released. The book talks about his experiences in football, travel, and life in general.
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Economic TimesFrom Obama to James Bond; the curious case of bow tie
Economic Times
Bow tie fan and former NFL star Dhani Jones best demonstrates this neckwear's place in a world of straight ties or none at all. He now raises awareness and money for many good causes by selling signature bow ties through his BowTie Cause, inspired by a ... -
Former NFL linebacker helps Joplin rebuild with bow tie event
Joplin Globe
Former NFL linebacker and bow tie connoisseur Dhani Jones on Saturday ties a bow tie on Ned Chase, of Joplin, as Pete Williams looks on at the Spiva Center for the Arts. Jones was on hand to unveil a new bow tie that went on sale to benefit Rebuild ... -
Top-Five Bengals Players With The Most To Prove: Number One
Cincy Jungle
Since there was virtually no chance he'd replace ol' Dhani Jones, who the Bengals often cited as being another coach on the field, Maualuga fought and won the strong-side linebacker position over Rashard Jeanty. Though never reliable in coverage, ... -
Kickoff features debut of Joplin bow tie
Joplin Globe
Dhani Jones, founder of Bowtie Cause, will be part of Rock a Joplin BowTie, a launch party at Spiva Center for the Arts. Sales of the ties will benefit Spiva and Rebuild Joplin. Jo Mueller, director of the center, said people are already knotted over ...
2011 Score Cincinnati Bengals Factory Sealed 12 Card Team Set. Players Include Bernard Scott, Carson Palmer, Cedric Benson, Chad Johnson, Dhani Jones, Jermaine Gresham, Jordan Shipley, Leon Hall, Terrell Owens, A.j. Green, Andy Dalton And Ryan Whalen.
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