Keith Jones Jr. joined the New England Patriots as an NFL Fellowship/Defense after working with the team in training camp in 2022 as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Fellowship.
He served the 2022 season at Arkansas as a graduate assistant with the defensive line after serving in the same role at Arkansas State in 2021. In 2020, Jones was a defensive tackles coach at Missouri Southern State University.
Jones played at the University of Tennessee at Martin (2012-16), where he was a Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection as a senior. Following his career with the Skyhawks, he starred in the Indoor Football League as a defensive lineman. He was named First-Team All-IFL and won a league title in 2018 while playing for the Iowa Barnstormers. He spent the 2019 season with the Tucson Sugar Skulls.
