Complex sentence: On January 7,2011, Jones decided to skip his senior season of college football, instead he chose to declare eligibility for the NFL Draft with teammates Mark Ingram, Greg McElroy, and Marcell Dareus.
Split into simpler sentences: On January 7,2011, Jones decided to skip his senior season of college football. Instead, he chose to declare eligibility for the NFL Draft with teammates Mark Ingram, Greg McElroy, and Marcell Dareus.