Greg Jones ( linebacker , born 1988 ) Greg Jones II ( born October 5 , 1988 ) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League . He played college football for Michigan State University , and was a two - time All - American . The New York Giants selected him in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft , and he was a member of the Giants ' Super Bowl championship team following the 2011 season . He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans . Early years . Jones was born in Cincinnati , Ohio . He attended Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati . He was a two - time All - Greater Catholic League and PrepStar ' s All - Midwest Team selection for coach Bob Crable . As a junior in 2005 , he had 13 tackles for losses , including three sacks . As a senior in 2006 he had 71 tackles , 23 . 5 tackles for loss and 11 . 5 sacks . Jones was rated as a three - star recruit by Rivals . com and was ranked as the 34th best outside linebacker in his class . Scout . com had him ranked as the 24th best strong side linebacker . College career . Jones received an athletic scholarship to attend Michigan State University , where he played for the Michigan State Spartans football team from 2007 to 2010 . 2007 . As a true freshman in 2007 , Jones was named a first - team Freshman All - American by the Football Writers Association of America , " Sporting News " , CollegeFootballNews . com , Rivals . com and Scout . com . He led the Spartans with 78 tackles , becoming the first true freshman to lead the team in tackles since Dan Bass in 1976 . The 78 tackles also ranked first among Big Ten freshmen . In his first career start , he had eight tackles and 1 . 5 tackles for losses against Northwestern . He also had four sacks . 2008 . As a sophomore in 2008 , Jones was named first - team All - Big Ten by the head coaches and second - team pick by the media . He was the first Spartan linebacker to earn All - Big ten first team since Josh Thornhill in 2001 . Jones was also named to Collegefootballnews . com ' s all sophomore team . He was awarded Michigan State ' s Outstanding Underclass Back award . He started all 13 games , again leading the team in tackles with 127 and had two sacks . 2009 . As a junior in 2009 , Jones recorded 154 tackles and nine sacks and was recognized as a consensus first - team All - American . The 154 tackles led the team for the third straight year and was most in the Big Ten . Jones was also the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year , becoming the first Spartan to earn the honor . He earned first team All - Big Ten for the second consecutive year . 2010 . As a senior in 2010 Jones had 98 tackles , a sack and two interceptions . He was named a first - team All - Big Ten selection for the third consecutive year , and was recognized as a unanimous first - team All - American . Professional career . New York Giants . The New York Giants selected Jones in the sixth round ( 185th overall pick ) of the 2011 NFL Draft . Jones became the Giants ' starting middle linebacker after a season - ending injury to Jonathan Goff . He was waived on August 31 , 2012 . Jacksonville Jaguars . Jones signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 12 , 2012 . He was placed on season - ending injured reserve on December 24 . He was released on May 6 , 2013 . Tennessee Titans . On May 15 , 2013 , Jones signed with the Tennessee Titans . On August 26 , 2013 , he was waived / injured by the Titans . On August 27 , 2013 , he cleared waivers and was placed on the Titans ' reserve / injured list . On August 31 , 2013 , he was waived from reserve / injured with an injury settlement . Toronto Argonauts . He signed with the Toronto Argonauts on March 27 , 2014 .