"Born and raised in the Maryland area, Jones spent one season playing cornerback for Temple before transferring to Morgan State in Baltimore. He suffered an injury his junior year that ended his playing career early, which helped point Jones in the direction of a coaching career. After a couple seasons as a graduate assistant at the FCS level, Jones became a defensive coordinator at a Louisiana high school."
"That led to a coordinator gig at Division II Bowie State in just his fifth season as a coach. Jones held that title for five seasons, ranking in the top 10 in total defense four of those years. Jones was then poached by UCLA to coach cornerbacks, but he was let go a year later and joined the Canadian Football League. After one season up north, Jones was brought to Hawaii by then-defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, though Aranda left a month later for a different job."
Daronte Jones advanced to the second round of interviews for the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator job after impressing the team. He has only coordinated defenses at the college level but has extensive NFL experience alongside notable defensive coaches. Jones played cornerback at Temple and Morgan State until a junior-year injury ended his playing career and redirected him into coaching. He rose from graduate assistant roles to a Division II coordinator job at Bowie State, producing multiple top-10 total defense finishes. His NFL coaching stops include positions with UCLA, the CFL, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Miami and Cincinnati.
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