Walter Jones (American football)

Walter Jones

Jones in November 2008
No. 71
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1974-01-19) January 19, 1974 (age 50) Aliceville, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:	Aliceville
College:	Holmes CC (1993–1994) Florida State (1995–1996)
NFL draft:	1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (1997–2009)
Career highlights and awards
4× First-team All-Pro (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007) 2× Second-team All-Pro (2006, 2008) 9× Pro Bowl (1999, 2001–2008) NFL 2000s All-Decade Team NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team PFWA All-Rookie Team (1997) Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor Seattle Seahawks No. 71 retired Second-team All-American (1996) Second-team All-ACC (1996)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 180 Games started: 180 Fumbles recovered: 3
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Walter Jones Jr. (born January 19, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. Born in Alabama, he played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.

Jones played his entire professional career with the Seattle Seahawks, where he was a seven-time All-Pro selection and eventual NFL 2000s All-Decade Team honoree. Starting in each of his 180 games in Seattle, the Seahawks attempted more than 5,500 passes with Jones on the field, while Jones gave up a total of only 23 quarterback sacks, and was penalized for holding just nine times. On February 1, 2014, Jones was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.