Brent Jones

His father Mike is a former quarterback drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 1960 NFL Draft.

Mike Jones played college football at San Jose State University for the Spartans and is a former high school football coach and teacher.

Before going to bed, Jones would play a game with his father and his brother called 100 catches where they would each have to catch 100 straight passes.

If they dropped one they would have to start all over.

Jones attended Leland High School in San Jose, California, where he played football and baseball.

In high school, he was a wide receiver in football and was a catcher in baseball.

Due to a back injury, he did not play football his junior year and was a third-string football player his senior year.

Despite his limited play, Leland's head football coach said at his team banquet, that he felt Jones had the most potential to play in the Pacific-10 Conference.

In baseball, he was a First-team All-BVAL selection and his dream was to play Major League Baseball.

Jones did not find out he was going to attend Santa Clara University until he came back from his senior class trip to Hawaii.

A standout high school baseball player, he was initially recruited to SCU with a baseball scholarship, but also played wide receiver on the football team.

Due to injury, he was cut from the baseball team his second year and his focus and athletic scholarship was shifted to football.

Jones served as both a key blocker and primary receiving target in four years with Santa Clara.

During his sophomore season, Jones made the shift from wide receiver to tight end.

By the conclusion of his collegiate career, he had led the Broncos to two Western Football Conference championships.

A three-time all-conference selection, Jones ranks second all-time in school history with 137 career receptions, fourth with 2,267 receiving yards, fourth in scoring with 200 points and third with 24 touchdown receptions.

Jones flew to New Orleans, Louisiana to participate in the NFL Combine.

Brent Michael Jones (born February 12, 1963) is an American former professional football player, business executive, businessman, coach, and sports analyst.

Brent Michael Jones was born on Tuesday, February 12, 1963, to Barbara and Mike Jones in San Jose, California.

After playing college football at Santa Clara University, Jones was selected 135th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 1986 NFL Draft.

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Jones with the 135th overall pick in the fifth round of the 1986 NFL Draft.

On Sunday, May 11, while driving home on Mother's Day, Jones and his girlfriend Dana were both injured in a car accident after being hit by a drunk driver.

The driver drove down the wrong side of the road in a massive head-on collision.

Jones suffered a herniated disc in his neck and Dana broke her jaw on the steering wheel and dislocated her shoulder.

The Steelers kept him on the roster until about a month into the regular season.

The team would finish the 1986 NFL season 6–10 and third in the AFC Central under Hall of Fame head coach Chuck Noll, failing to qualify for the 1986–87 NFL playoffs.

Due to his later success in professional football with the San Francisco 49ers, Jones is considered the worst cut in the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise.

Jones joined his hometown team, the San Francisco 49ers, as a rookie backup during training camp.

As a player, he was a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers during his entire 11-year career in the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 1997.

Jones is listed among the top players in franchise history, and helped revolutionize the concept of the pass-catching tight end.

Cut after one season with the Steelers, he joined the 49ers during training camp in 1987.

He went on to become the team's starting tight end in his third season after the retirement of John Frank and played with the 49ers for 11 seasons.

He finished his 49ers career as the franchise's all-time leader in receptions (417), receiving yards (5,195) and receiving touchdowns (33) by a tight end, until Vernon Davis surpassed all three of those records.

In the regular season, Jones played in 143 career games, winning 110 of them.

In the playoffs, Jones played in 21 career games, starting 19 games, and winning 14 of them.

Jones won nine NFC West titles with the 49ers.

Jones finished his playoff career with 60 receptions for 740 receiving yards.

Jones won three Super Bowls and was named All-Pro three times (1992–1994) and was selected to four Pro Bowls (1992–1995).

These are all franchise records by a tight end.

Jones never experienced a losing season and has one of the highest winning percentages in NFL history.