Byron Jones

In his tweets, which came in response to a video of his broad jump at the 2015 NFL combine, he criticized league medical staff and warned players to consult an ...

Godspeed to the draft class of 2023. Godspeed to the draft class of 2023.” DO NOT take the pills they give you.

It wasn't that long ago that then-UConn cornerback Byron Jones lit up the NFL Combine, testing as one of the best athletes in NFL history while setting a ...

DO NOT take the injections they give you. DO NOT take the pills they give you. "It was an honor and privilege to play in the NFL but it came at a regrettable cost I did not foresee," Jones said. "DO NOT take the pills they give you. DO NOT take the injections they give you," Jones wrote. Godspeed to the draft class of 2023.— Byron Jones (@TheByronJones)

Miami Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones posted messages Saturday that bemoaned the physical toll football has taken on his body.

1 draft pick or swap Justin Fields for Bryce Young?](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/should-bears-trade-no-1-draft-pick-or-swap-justin-fields-for-bryce-young) [The NBA's sneakiest skill? "It was an honor and privilege to play in the NFL but it came at a regrettable cost I did not foresee," Jones wrote. [2023 NFL free-agent top-50 rankings: Lamar Jackson atop deep group of QBs](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2023-nfl-free-agent-top-50-rankings-lamar-jackson-qbs) [Should Bears trade No. He was a Pro Bowl selection for the Cowboys following the 2018 season. DO NOT take the injections they give you. DO NOT take the pills they give you.

Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones says he cannot run or jump because of injuries sustained during his NFL career and hints at retirement.

DO NOT take the injections they give you. "DO NOT take the pills they give you. "It was an honor and privilege to play in the NFL but it came at a regrettable cost I did not foresee," Jones wrote.

"It was an honor and privilege to play in the NFL, but it came at a regrettable cost I did not foresee."

It's important that Jones, a first-round pick of the Cowboys in 2015, not retire. If he does, he'd potentially owe the Dolphins $4.2 million in signing bonus ...

But the label applied to his disengagement from the team has significant potential meaning. Jackson adds that the “general expectation” is that Jones will be cut, given that he has a non-guaranteed salary (per NFLPA records) of $13,5 million. It’s important that Jones, a first-round pick of the Cowboys in 2015, not retire.

As Byron Jones' recovery timetable kept being pushed back, it looked increasingly likely his Dolphins tenure was coming to an end.

The [unexpected hurdles](https://www.profootballrumors.com/2022/10/dolphins-hc-byron-jones-rehab-not-progressing-like-team-hoped) that [appeared during Jones’ recovery](https://www.profootballrumors.com/2022/12/dolphins-not-expecting-byron-jones-to-play-this-season) have understandably become a sore subject with the former Pro Bowler. [Follow @PFRumors](https://twitter.com/PFRumors) [contract during the 2020 free agency period](https://www.profootballrumors.com/2020/03/dolphins-to-sign-cb-byron-jones). The surgery Jones underwent was [not believed to be a procedure that threatened](https://www.profootballrumors.com/2022/07/dolphins-place-cb-byron-jones-on-pup-list) his 2022 season; he was initially believed to be on track to return by training camp. [Xavien Howard](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HowaXa00.htm?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-25_pfr) barely topped it in May 2019. [underwent surgery nearly a year ago](https://www.profootballrumors.com/2022/03/latest-on-dolphins-byron-jones-xavien-howard). [tweet](https://twitter.com/TheByronJones/status/1629540069156483075), advising other injured players to be leery of medications advised by team staffs. A smaller injury-protection sum would also stand to come Jones’ way if/once the Dolphins cut him, but the former Cowboys first-round pick has no guaranteed money remaining on his deal. Jones has been with the Dolphins since 2020, starting 30 games with the team. With the Dolphins being able to create $13.6MM in cap space — after June 1, that is — and Jones coming off a missed season, that seemed the logical endpoint here. The Dolphins are likely to designate Jones as a post-June 1 cut. He said Saturday he “can’t run or jump because of my injuries sustained playing this game.” Still attached to what was once a record-setting cornerback contract, Jones has made it seem likely he will not play again.

Miami Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones claims he "can't run or jump" due to his injuries and cautions other players to avoid his path.

The former Pro Bowl cornerback missed the entire 2022 season while recovering from offseason leg surgery.

At this point players have no excuses for being surprised about long term injuries from playing football. Had he never gone to the NFL he probably would still ...

DO NOT take the injections they give you. DO NOT take the pills they give you. And it sounds as if there won’t be a ninth NFL season.

Cornerback Byron Jones, who missed the 2022 season but is signed with the Miami Dolphins through 2024, reflected on his NFL career to this point with a ...

DO NOT take the injections they give you. DO NOT take the pills they give you. He played five seasons with the Cowboys and was a Pro Bowler during his fourth year in 2018.

Miami Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones claims he "can't run or jump" due to his injuries and cautions other players to avoid his path.

DO NOT take the injections they give you. DO NOT take the pills they give you. He signed a five-year, $82.5 million contract with the Dolphins in March 2020.

It appeared the 2015 1st rounder was done playing, but he's walked back the perceived intent of his tweets. A look at all angles.

Dallas didn’t want to pay the salary Jones commanded without getting a high level of impact plays, and off Jones went to Miami. The one thing Jones didn’t do was to create turnovers. In 2018 Jones made the Pro Bowl and was named Second-Team All-Pro. That anniversary soon approaches, and a tweet from the NFL commemorating the achievement is what led to Jones’ admission that he is wildly suffering. The Cowboys acted on the need and selected Connecticut corner Byron Jones in the first round of 2015. Jones missed all of the 2022 season due to injury, and though he didn’t officially use the word retire, he spoke in the past tense in regards to his playing career in giving a stern warning to the incoming 2023 draft class.

El esquinero de los Dolphins publicó un mensaje en redes sociales señalando que su carrera ha tenido un "costo lamentable".

Representa un golpe en el tope salarial de 18.3 millones en el 2023, pero los Dolphins pueden ahorrar 13.6 millones si lo cortan o canjean después del 1° de junio. Jones, de 30 años de edad, se sometió a una cirugía en marzo para corregir una lesión persistente con la que lidió durante la temporada del 2021. Buena suerte a la clase del draft del 2023".

Jugar 8 temporadas en la NFL ha tenido un alto precio para el esquinero de los Miami Dolphins, Byron Jones, quien luego de perderse la última por una lesión ...

El jugador de 30 años no pudo recuperarse luego de la intervención. Buena suerte a la clase del draft del 2023". No reciban las inyecciones que les dan. No tomen las pastillas que les dan. En mi opinión, ningún éxito profesional o ganancia financiera vale el dolor crónico y discapacidades evitables. [Aaron Rodgers abandona antes de tiempo su "retiro en la oscuridad", ¿qué ocurrió dentro de su pequeña cueva?](https://us.marca.com/nfl/2023/02/25/63f979b9268e3ebd1e8b45b0.html)

Byron Jones, who was selected in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, tweeted Saturday that injuries sustained playing football have ...

DO NOT take the injections they give you. “DO NOT take the pills they give you. The 30-year-old former Pro Bowler has played for the Cowboys and Miami Dolphins in his 8-year NFL career.

Dolphins cornerback Byron Jones said on social media that he "can't run or jump" just eight years after the combine. Jones is a cautionary tale.

"It was an honor and privilege to play in the NFL but it came at a regrettable cost I did not foresee," Jones wrote. He’s telling the truth about life in the league. What we do know is he’s had surgery to fix a damaged Achilles, and he also had ankle injuries. What Jones did was caution younger players, men about to get poked and prodded and measured at the combine just like he was, about the realities—hell, the nightmares—of NFL life and how playing the sport can destroy the body. How far Jones jumped, or what else he did in that combine, is irrelevant for the moment because what the NFL did with that post, almost certainly unwittingly, was emphasize a point Jones would make on the same day, in his own social media post. For now, at least, he says he can’t do those things. DO NOT take the injections they give you. "DO NOT take the pills they give you. We don’t know exactly what injuries Jones is talking about. What did Jones, a cornerback on the Miami Dolphins, say exactly? No matter how far a player can jump, run and bench press, it’s not immune to the physical stressors the NFL causes. Though it seems likely he’s talking about pain-killing medication.

Jones was sidelined by injury for the entire 2022 season.

He underwent surgery in March to clean up a lingering injury he dealt with during the 2021 season. "It was an honor and privilege to play in the NFL but it came at a regrettable cost I did not foresee," Jones said. Byron Jones of the Miami Dolphins raises an arm during a game against the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome Dec. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images) DO NOT take the injections they give you," Jones wrote. 27, 2021, in New Orleans. He spent time at corner and safety in the first few years of his professional career before he was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2018. "DO NOT take the pills they give you. Byron Jones of the Miami Dolphins during pregame warmups prior to playing the Las Vegas Raiders at Hard Rock Stadium Aug. But Jones missed all of last season with an Achilles tendon injury. 20, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys) selected Jones in the first round of the 2015 draft.

Former second-tea all-pro cornerback Byron Jones issued a warning on social media to players eager to show they're NFL material at this week's Scouting ...

We’re not there yet,” Grier said following Miami’s first-round playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills. If he were to retire, he would potentially owe the Dolphins $4.2 million in signing bonus money received in 2020. Godspeed to the draft class of 2023.— Byron Jones (@TheByronJones) Jones also did not specify what pills or injections he was referring to. DO NOT take the injections they give you. “DO NOT take the pills they give you.

Byron Jones? Good man. Good player. But … Why would the Dallas Cowboys want to sign a player who “can't run or jump”?