Demetrius Jones Demetrius Jones ( born January 3 , 1988 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American indoor football quarterback who is currently a free agent . Jones graduated from Central State University after previously attending the University of Notre Dame at the beginning of the 2007 season , and played middle linebacker at Cincinnati from 2008 - 09 . Nicknames . Jones used various monikers throughout his playing career , including " D - Train " and " Mo - Po Jones , " a reference to Morgan Park High School . His grandmother called him " Double D , " which was short for " double disaster . " Before college . As a senior at Morgan Park High School , Jones threw for 2000 yards and 25 TDs , and was selected to play in the 2006 U . S . Army All - American Bowl . Jones was one of seven quarterbacks named to the Parade All - American team and was the 2005 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Illinois . USA Today rated him 33rd nationally among all prep football players . College . As a freshman at Notre Dame , Jones saw no playing time behind senior Brady Quinn , but was twice selected by his teammates as the " show team player of the week " as he ran the opposing teams ' offenses in practice . While competing to become the starting quarterback in the spring of 2007 , Jones was commended by coach Charlie Weis for having " made the most plays , " and in the final week of fall practice he was awarded the position . However , in Jones ' s first and only game as a starter against Georgia Tech , Jones was 1 - of - 3 passing for 4 yards and lost two fumbles before being pulled in favor of freshman Jimmy Clausen . The following week , Jones did not make the team ' s bus trip to Michigan , and the sports media began to report that Jones was transferring to Northern Illinois . Those plans were thwarted when , at first , the Notre Dame athletic department refused to release Jones from his scholarship , but later they gave permission for him to speak to Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly , and Jones joined the Bearcats shortly thereafter . After sitting out the remainder of 2007 at Cincinnati due to NCAA regulations , Jones was unable to unseat the Bearcats ' starting quarterback Tony Pike and opted instead to play the middle linebacker position . In two years as a reserve , he recorded 36 tackles and an interception . Then in 2010 , with the departure of Brian Kelly ( who , coincidentally , accepted the head coaching position at Notre Dame ) , Jones decided to transfer yet again . Jones then enrolled at Central State University in Ohio , a Division II school that is part of the Great Lakes Valley Conference , where he plays as a wide receiver and tight end . In his first six games for the Marauders , he recorded 41 receptions for 410 yards and two touchdowns , and also completed 14 of 23 passes for 178 yards . Jones planned to petition for another year of eligibility after he was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in February of 2011 . Professional career . Kane County Dawgs . Jones signed with the Kane County Dawgs of the Continental Indoor Football League for their 2013 season , but when the Dawgs folded after played one game , he was released from his contract .