Jon Alston
Encyclopedia
St. Louis Rams
Alston was drafted in the third round (77th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft2006 NFL Draft
The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by...
by the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
. In 2006 he made 2 special teams tackles for the Rams. On September 1, 2007, he was released by the Rams.
Oakland Raiders
On September 3, 2007, Alston was signed to the Oakland RaidersOakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
' practice squad. He was then promoted to the active roster after Travis Taylor was released. He played in 13 games in the 2007 season for the Raiders, recording 8 tackles and 1 forced fumble.
On March 27, 2008, Alston was re-signed as an exclusive rights free agent by the Raiders for the 2008 season. After linebacker Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas (linebacker)
Robert Wayne Thomas is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams 31st overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA....
was waived/injured on September 2, Alston switched from No. 94 to Thomas' No. 55. Thomas was then resigned by the Raiders weeks later. On October 19, 2008, in a game against the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, the Raiders were forced to punt on a 3 and out. However, longsnapper Jon Condo
Jon Condo
Jonathan Condo in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania is an American football long snapper for the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Maryland....
directly snapped the ball to Alston, who ran it for 22 yards on a fake punt play. In 2008, Alston led the Raiders in special teams tackles with 20 despite missing two games and starting 4 games at OLB. He ended the season with 34 total tackles and 1 pass defensed. Against the Chargers, Alston garnered a career high of 11 total tackles including 9 on defense and 2 on special teams.
Alston suffered a concussion and was placed on Injured Reserve on November 25, 2009.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On March 12, 2010, Alston signed with the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
. On March 3, 2011 Alston was released by the Buccaneers