Who Is Daronte Jones? 10 Facts To Know About Him

Daronte Jones is a Minnesota Vikings defensive back coach. He recently made it to the spotlight after news about him being interviewed by LSU broke out. 

Daronte contributed his two years as the secondary/cornerback coach with the Cincinnati Bengals from 2018 to 2019.

Quick Facts: Who Is Daronte Jones? 10 Facts To Know About Him

10 Facts on Daronte Jones

1. Coach Daronte Jones is yet to be featured on Wikipedia. However, his bio could be found on many other sites, including his current working place Vikings.
2. Born in 1979, Daronte Jones is 42 years of age as of 2021. Jones hails from Capitol Heights, Maryland.
3. Daronte Jones has not publicized his salary and net worth on the web. As per Career Trend, the average salary for an assistant coach(defensive line) in the NFL is $350,000 to $375,000. He must be earning a similar figure or more.
4. About his online involvement, Daronte Jones is available on Instagram with 236 followers and a verified account, Twitter with 1,457 followers, and Facebook.  
5. In an interview, Daronte Jones said that he did not have a wife or kids.
6. Daronte Jones has not disclosed much about his family members. Just this much is known that he enjoys going to Maryland to visit his family.
7. According to Madison, Jones learned in his sophomore year that he had cervical nerve damage. Even doctors declared him unable to play football. After his coach suggested he build his career in coaching, Jones decided to set his foot on doing that.
8. With over 20 years of coaching experience, Daronte is good at communicating precisely what the team has to do and not overloading them with any other unnecessary hindrances.
9. Jones completed his bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University, Baltimore. There, he played for the Bears for four years as a defensive back.
10. For a defensive coordinator position, LSU, Fighting Tigers will be interviewing Minnesota Viking DB coach Daronte Jones to refill that open post.