Thomas Jones (American football)

Thomas Jones

Jones with the Chiefs in November 2010
No. 26, 22, 20
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1978-08-19) August 19, 1978 (age 46) Big Stone Gap, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:	Powell Valley (Big Stone Gap)
College:	Virginia (1996–1999)
NFL draft:	2000 / round: 1 / pick: 7
Career history
Arizona Cardinals (2000–2002) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2003) Chicago Bears (2004–2006) New York Jets (2007–2009) Kansas City Chiefs (2010–2011)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (2008) Pro Bowl (2008) Consensus All-American (1999) 2× First-team All-ACC (1998, 1999) Virginia Cavaliers Jersey No. 6 retired
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 10,591 Rushing average: 4.0 Rushing touchdowns: 68 Receptions: 308 Receiving yards: 2,023 Receiving touchdowns: 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Thomas Quinn Jones (born August 19, 1978) is an American actor and former professional football player. He played as a running back for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Jones played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, earning consensus All-American honors in 1999. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals seventh overall in the 2000 NFL draft, and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in addition to the New York Jets, Chicago Bears, and Kansas City Chiefs. He retired among the top 25 leading rushers in NFL history (currently 26th, after LeSean McCoy passed him^[1]), and a member of the 10,000 rushing yards club. In September 2019 he was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.^[2]

In 2013, performing under the name Thomas Q. Jones due to the SAG-AFTRA's unique stage name requirements, he began an acting career.^[3] Among his credits are 2015's Straight Outta Compton and a recurring role in the Luke Cage series.