Chris Payton-Jones
Chris Payton-Jones is a former American professional football cornerback. He played college football at Nebraska.
College career
Payton-Jones started 26 games for Nebraska over the course of three seasons. As a junior, he had three interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 37 tackles, including three for loss and one sack and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention. Payton-Jones missed the first half of his senior season due to a knee injury.Professional career
Detroit Lions (first stint)
Payton-Jones signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. Payton-Jones failed to make the Lions' 53-man roster at the end of training camp and was waived by the team on September 1, 2018.Arizona Cardinals
On September 3, 2018, Payton-Jones was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. Jones was promoted to the Cardinals' active roster on November 20, 2018. Payton-Jones made his NFL debut on November 25, 2018, against the Los Angeles Chargers. He was waived on November 27, 2018, and re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later. He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2018.Payton-Jones made his first career start on September 22, 2019, against the Carolina Panthers. Payton-Jones was waived by the Cardinals on October 9, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad. On November 8, 2019, Payton-Jones was promoted to the active roster.
On September 5, 2020, Payton-Jones was waived during the final roster cuts. He was re-signed to the practice squad a day later.