Jones originally planned on just being a student at ASU but then decided to join the football team as a walk on. He became an outstanding tackle and was named to the All Conference team in 2001. After his college career he was taken in the first round of the 2002 draft by Cincinnati and played 103 games over eight season with the Bengals and the Washington Redskins. After leaving the NFL he and some friends formed the Los Angeles based pop rock group the Tide.