Joe Jon Finley
Encyclopedia
Joe Jon Finley is an American football
tight end
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers
as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football
at Oklahoma
. The Detroit Lions
signed him on September 8, 2010. Despite playing well in pre-season, Finley was cut by the Lions on September 3, 2011. He was re-signed on October 13, but waived again on October 26.
He played high-school football at Arlington High School, in Arlington, Texas. His dad was the head football coach at Arlington High School.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
tight end
Tight end
The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners football
The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
. The Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
signed him on September 8, 2010. Despite playing well in pre-season, Finley was cut by the Lions on September 3, 2011. He was re-signed on October 13, but waived again on October 26.
He played high-school football at Arlington High School, in Arlington, Texas. His dad was the head football coach at Arlington High School.