The famous Velus Tyler Phillip Jones Jr. is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football at USC before transferring to Tennessee.
Jones began his college career at USC and redshirted his true freshman season. He served as the Trojans’ primary kick returner in his redshirt freshman season and gained 760 yards on 31 returns. As a redshirt sophomore, Jones caught 24 passes for 266 yards with one touchdown, returned 21 kickoffs for 483 yards, and also rushed for a touchdown. He returned 29 kickoffs for 704 yards and one touchdown during his redshirt junior season and was named to the second-team All-Pac-12 Conference. After the season, Jones announced his intention to transfer from USC and ultimately committed to play at Tennessee.
Contract
Velus Jones Jr. is under contract with the Bears for $5,405,926. This is his four-year contract with the team. His net worth is somewhere between $3 million to $5 million.
Salary per year
Velus Jones Jr. earns an annual salary of $1,816,584.
Net worth
His net worth is somewhere between $3 million to $5 million.
Jones joined the Tennessee Volunteers as a graduate transfer and was eligible to play for the team immediately. In his first season with the team, he caught 22 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns and led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with 398 kickoff return yards. Jones decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Tennessee.
