Tebucky Shermain Jones is a former
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safety in the
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. His career began when he was drafted out of
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in the first round of the
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by the
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. He is best known for his role on the 2001 Patriots team that won
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. He has also played for the
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and the
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.
High school years
Jones attended
New Britain High SchoolNew Britain High School is a public high school in New Britain, Connecticut. It is a part of New Britain Public Schools. The school's teams go by the name of "Golden Hurricanes"...
in New Britain, Connecticut and lettered in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was named the 1993
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Connecticut State Player of the century.
Personal life
Jones currently resides in
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, where he is the head coach for the New Britain Golden Hurricanes, his former high school team.
On August 1, 2008, Jones was arrested at the
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casino in
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after he was accused of allegedly making “inappropriate contact” with a woman in the lobby, and then punched her boyfriend in the face when he got involved.
His brother, James Jones, who also graduated from New Britain High School, currently works as a dean of students at Slade Middle School in New Britain.
His son, Tebucky Jones Jr., currently plays
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at the
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.
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