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Jerell Jones

• Physical Education Faculty; Football Coach; Track and Field Coach
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• Dyker Heights
• Upper School, Middle School

Jerell Jones became Poly’s Head Football Coach in 2022. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a BS in Kinesiology in 2007. Jones captained the URI football team while earning MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards. He also earned a MS in Kinesiology from URI, and a MA in Athletic Administration & Coaching and a MS in Exercise Physiology & Coaching from Concordia University in Irvine, CA. Jones, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, also serves as Poly’s Director of Track and Field. In 2008, Jones signed contracts with the New York Giants and San Diego Chargers of the NFL. After college, Jones, a native New Yorker, played defensive back for the New Jersey Revolution, while a football and track coach at Roosevelt H.S. in Yonkers. His playing career includes the Chambersburg Cardinals, the Harrisburg Stampede, the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks, and the San Jose Sabercats. Jones served as offensive coordinator, quarterback, and later general manager for the Jyvaskyla Jaguars, a professional football team of the Finnish Maple Football League. Jones has also played internationally for the Helsinki Wolverines, Hameenlinna Huskies, and Kotka Eagles of Finland, the Montreal Alouettes of Canada, the Magdeburg Guards of Germany, and the Monash Warriors of Australia. Jones continued his football and track coaching careers at New Rochelle H.S., Don Bosco Prep H.S., and Nyack H.S., where he served as Head Football Coach before coming to Poly.

Athletics  Health and Well-being  Physical Education