Former Steelers Quarterback Takes College Coaching Job
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Landry Jones is trading his cleats and shoulder pads for a whistle and a clipboard.
Jones, 35, has been out of football since last playing in the XFL in 2020, but never officially announced his retirement, but it appears that he is taking up coaching, working underneath one of his former mentors.
According to a report by On3, Jones has accepted a position to be an offensive analyst at the University of Tennessee. Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel was quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator at Oklahoma while Jones played with the Sooners from 2008-12.
In addition to his time playing for Heupel, Jones spent one season on the Sooners as a teammate of current Tennessee offensive coordinator Joey Halzle. Halzle then became a quality control coach at Oklahoma near the end of Jones’ tenure there.
Jones spent five seasons with the Steelers after joining the team as a fourth-round draft pick back in 2013. In 19 career games, Jones made five starts and was 3-2 as a starter. He finished his time with the Steelers 108 of 169 passing for 1,310 yards, eight touchdowns and seven interceptions.
He lost a three-way battle for a job with Josh Dobbs and Mason Rudolph in the 2018 preseason and also spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders before becoming the first player to sign in the revamped XFL.
Jones played in four games, completing 83 of 119 passes for 784 yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions with the Dallas Renegades before the COVID-19 pandemic prematurely ended the 2020 XL NFL season.
At Tennessee, Jones will replace McKenzie Milton, who left the Volunteers to return to his alma mater, UCF.
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