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Arthur Jones was selected in the fifth round (157th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft...Jones was the Ravens’ second pick in the round, following WR David Reed (156th overall).
Career
- Started his first-career game vs. Cle. (12/24/11)
- Produced a career-high 4 tackles (3 solo) at Sea. (11/13/11)
- Recorded his first-career tackle at Ten. (9/18/11)
- Saw action in his first-career game vs. TB (11/28/10)
2011: (14/1, 2/0) Posted 18 tackles (missed two games with a concussion) for the third-ranked defense in the NFL (288.9 ypg)...Baltimore was also second against the run (92.6 ypg) and the league’s top red zone defense.
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Arthur Jones was selected in the fifth round (157th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft...Jones was the Ravens’ second pick in the round, following WR David Reed (156th overall).
Career
- Started his first-career game vs. Cle. (12/24/11)
- Produced a career-high 4 tackles (3 solo) at Sea. (11/13/11)
- Recorded his first-career tackle at Ten. (9/18/11)
- Saw action in his first-career game vs. TB (11/28/10)
2011: (14/1, 2/0) Posted 18 tackles (missed two games with a concussion) for the third-ranked defense in the NFL (288.9 ypg)...Baltimore was also second against the run (92.6 ypg) and the league’s top red zone defense
- Started his first-career game (Cory Redding - ankle) and had a solo tackle in the 20-14 victory in game 15 vs. Cle. (12/24)
- Produced a career-high 4 tackles (3 solo) in game 9 at Sea. (11/13)
- Netted 2 tackles for a defense that held the Jaguars to 205 total yards and 13% (2-of-16) on third down in game 6 at Jax. (10/24)
- Posted a solo tackle and a QB hit for a defense that forced 4 turnovers and tied an NFL record with 3 defensive TDs in the 34-17 victory in game 4 vs. NYJ (10/2)
- Subbed and recorded his first-career tackle, finishing the game with 2 tackles, in game 2 at Ten. (9/18)
- Played in both playoff games, netting 1 tackle for a team that forced 7 turnovers during the postseason
2010: (2/0, 0/0) Saw action in two games both from scrimmage and on special teams as a rookie
- Saw action in his first-career NFL game in the 17-10 victory in game 11 vs. TB (11/28)
College: Four-year letterman who started 32 of 44 career games played...Totaled 145 tackles (85 solo), 38.5 TFL (-136 yards), 6.5 sacks (-61 yards) and 4 FRs...His 38.5 career TFL are the most in Syracuse history by an interior defensive lineman and rank
third on SU’s career record list...Elected a team captain by his teammates, he started all nine games he played before missing the final three of the season due to a knee injury as a senior in 2009...Totaled 19 tackles (12 solo), 7 TFL (-28 yards), 1.5 sacks (-16 yards) and 2 FRs...Recorded 5 tackles, including 1 TFL, against Minnesota...Earned first-team All-Big East honors as a junior in 2008...Ranked sixth in the conference with 1.1 TFL per game (13 total), tallying 60 stops (33 solo)...Also racked up 3.5 sacks (-37 yards) and 1 FR...Earned 2007 ECAC All-Star honors and second-team All-Big East accolades, he totaled SU’s third-most single-season TFL (17.5 for -43 yards) as a sophomore in 2007...His 1.6 TFL per game ranked ninth nationally, while compiling 51 total tackles (32 solo) on the year...Totaled 15 tackles (8 solo) and a half sack (-4 yards) as a redshirt freshman in 2006...Redshirted his true freshman season (2005)...Earned his degree in communication and rhetorical studies from Syracuse in 2009.
High School, Personal: Prepped at Union Endicott (Endicott, NY) HS and was ranked as the No. 18 prospect in New York by SuperPrep his senior season…Played in the 2005 Governor’s Bowl (NY vs. NJ All-Star game) after recording 64 tackles, 6 sacks and 1 FR as a senior…Was a heavyweight wrestler who won the New York State Championship in 2003 and 2005 and was the runner-up in 2004…Has two brothers, Chandler (who was selected in the first round of the 2012 draft by NE) and Jon, a UFC champion, whose nickname is “Bones”...Father, Arthur Sr., is a pastor, while his mother, Camille, works with underprivileged children and runs a life skills camp for young boys, where Arthur Jr. works each summer.
Community: Supports Ravens players and team events, including the Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party (2011), Countdown to Kickoff BBQ (2010), the Hispanic Heritage Month/Worldwide Day of Play football clinic and A Purple Evening, the annual women’s event at M&T Bank Stadium...Also supported troops at the Ft. Meade blood drive in Sept. 2011...Participated in former teammate Brandon McKinney’s holiday gift distribution to youth at Westport Boys & Girls Club (2011) and former teammate Fabian Washington’s fundraising event (2010) to benefit the Franchise Kids Foundation.
