Manny Jones

Emmanuel Jones (born June 6, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado State and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

Manny Jones
Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-06) June 6, 1999
Cartersville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodland (GA)
College:Colorado State (2017–2021)
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Games played:4
Tackles:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Arizona Cardinals signed Jones as an undrafted free agent.[1] He was waived at the final roster cuts, on August 30, 2022,[2] and signed to the Cardinals' practice squad the next day.[3]

Jones was elevated to the team's active roster on November 5.[4] He made his professional debut the next day against the Seattle Seahawks in the team's week 9 game[5] He was placed back on the practice squad on November 7. Jones was again elevated to the main roster, playing in the team's week 15 game before being placed back in the practice squad.[6] He was elevated for the final time on December 28,[7] playing in the Cardinals' week 17 and 18 games.[5] Jones played, in total, four games for the Cardinals in 2022.[5]

On May 15, 2023, Jones was released by the Arizona Cardinals.[8]

On May 16, 2023, he was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

References
  1. Lytle, Kevin (May 1, 2022). "Several former Colorado State football players sign with NFL teams". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  2. Urban, Darren (August 30, 2022). "Cardinals Make Final Cutdown To Get To Initial 53-Man Roster". www.azcardinals.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  3. Urban, Darren (August 31, 2022). "Cardinals Re-Sign 11 To Practice Squad". www.azcardinals.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  4. Fields, LaMarr (November 6, 2022). "Cardinals Elevate Nolan Cooney and Manny Jones From Practice Squad - Burn City Sports Phoenix Sports". Burn City Sports. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  5. "Manny Jones Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  6. Druin, Donnie (December 17, 2022). "Will Hernandez Activated From IR; Cardinals' Practice Squad Elevations Announced". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  7. Urban, Darren (December 28, 2022). "Budda Baker Heads To IR As Cardinals Juggle Roster Again". www.azcardinals.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  8. "Cardinals Sign Veteran Punter Matt Haack". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
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