MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina -- Timothy Jones is just grateful for the second chance.
Jones was brimming with excitement in early 2012. The former Myrtle Beach offensive tackle had just signed with Kentucky, which belongs to the SEC.
A months earlier in November 2011, the Seahawks had reached the quarterfinals of the Class AAA playoffs, a solid followup to the team’s 2010 state championship.
When Jones departed for Kentucky in August 2012, his future looked bright. Then everything came crashing down with his arrest on a weapons charge in January 2013.
Now that the case has been dismissed, Jones’ is focus is back where he wants it to be – on football.
“You learn from every mistake and everything that’s happened,” Jones said Friday. “You just have to know that it happened in the past and become a better person from it.”
Jones was listed as an offensive tackle in the Kentucky 2012 media guide, but never saw any playing time.
The former Seahawk standout credited Florida A&M defensive backs coach Corey Fuller, a Florida State alumnus and NFL veteran, with convincing him to transfer to the Rattlers.
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