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My Take
Arthur Jones is the kind of player I quietly admire. A 193 cm defensive end out of Rochester and Syracuse, drafted in the fifth round, he wasn't the headline name yet he ground out eight NFL seasons and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens. I'm drawn to that unglamorous trench work, the bodies absorbing punishment so the flashier positions shine. His passing in 2025 made me reflect on what those years cost his frame. To me he represents the unsung backbone of football, the guys whose toughness rarely makes the highlight reel but always makes the win possible.
Overview
Arthur Willis Jones III (June 3, 1986 – October 3, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft and won Super Bowl XLVII with them.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Arthur Jones
- Name (Japanese)
- アーサー
- Reading
- あーさー
- Born
- June 3, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Rochester, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Union-Endicott High School
- University
- Syracuse University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Jones%20(American%20football)
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.