BuffaLowDown
Fansided

Buffalo Bills: 4 players to watch in the first weekend of the XFL

By Brandon Croce

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 01: Cardale Jones #7 of the Buffalo Bills throws a pass during the second half of their game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on January 1, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 01: Cardale Jones #7 of the Buffalo Bills throws a pass during the second half of their game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on January 1, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 5
Next
DETROIT, MI – SEPTEMBER 01: Cardale Jones #7 of the Buffalo Bills runs for a short gain in the fourth quarter of the preseason game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on September 1, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions defeated the Bills 31-0. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – SEPTEMBER 01: Cardale Jones #7 of the Buffalo Bills runs for a short gain in the fourth quarter of the preseason game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on September 1, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions defeated the Bills 31-0. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

Cardale Jones

The D.C. Defenders actually have two former Buffalo Bills quarterbacks with Cardale Jones, who is their starter, and Tyree Jackson, who is their backup.

Cardale Jones rose to stardom during his time in college with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He had an incredible performance during the College Football Playoffs and helped the Buckeyes win the National Championship in 2014.

However, Jones elected to return to college after that season and really struggled, eventually losing the starting job to J.T. Barrett.

The Buffalo Bills saw enough in college to select him in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft and he was the team’s third string quarterback behind E.J. Manuel and Tyrod Taylor. The only playing time he saw with the Bills was in the last game of the 2016 season after Manuel was benched. He went 6 of 11 for 96 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.

This would be the last playing time Jones saw in an NFL regular season game even though he spent time with the Chargers and the Seahawks.

Hopefully, Jones can find that spark he had with the Buckeyes while playing for the Defenders and work his way back to the NFL.

Home/Buffalo Bills News