Brian Jones (American football linebacker)

Born in Iowa City, Iowa, Brian Jones grew up in Lubbock, Texas, and graduated from Dunbar High School of Lubbock in 1986. Recruited by several colleges, Jones first attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and played on the UCLA Bruins football team for Terry Donahue before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin in 1988. He then played the 1989 and 1990 seasons for the Texas Longhorns football team. As a senior in Texas's 1990 Southwest Conference (SWC) title run, Jones was an All-SWC selection. ==Professional football playing career==

Jones was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 8th round of the 1991 NFL draft and was cut by the Raiders at the end of the 1991 training camp. He was picked up by the Indianapolis Colts and spent the season with them, playing in 11 games including one start. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as a Plan B Free Agent in 1992 and waived by them in camp. He was waived by the Raiders in the 1993 and 1994 camps. In 1995, he played the Scottish Claymores of the NFL Europe and a few weeks after the season ended he signed with the New Orleans Saints with which he would spend the next four seasons. That first season he played in all 16 games and started 7, recording 47 tackles . The next season he again played in all 16 games with a single start and recorded his only TD, on an 11 yard fumble recovery. He Also led the team in special teams tackles. ==Media career==

After retiring from pro football, Jones moved to Los Angeles, California, to try to start an acting career. In March 2013 Jones was added by CBS Sports to be an analyst on College Football Today, the pre-game show for the SEC on CBS. Jones is a college football analyst with Adam Zucker of the CBS weekly Saturday morning college football program, with his former UCLA colleague UCLA football Coach Rick Neuheisel In 2017, Jones and co-host Gwen Lawrence launched the Better Man show and BetterManShow.com , a nationally syndicated lifestyle TV program for men. The Better Man show is currently syndicated to more than 73 million homes. In October, 2020 the internet sportsbook BetUS announced NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp and Brian Jones as the hosts of the weekly podcast "BetUS Unfiltered". Sapp and Jones have interviewed celebrities such as Derrick Johnson, Adam Schefter, Ray Lewis, Kevin Carter, Rick Neuheisel, and Jen Welter on the podcast. ==References==