Through his first three NFL seasons, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Charlie Jones has returned a punt or a kickoff for a touchdown each year.
During his rookie season in 2023, the fourth-round pick out of Purdue returned a punt for an 81-yard TD in a 27-24 Week 2 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Last season, he returned a kickoff for a 100-yard TD in a 21-14 Week 7 win over the Cleveland Browns.
Once again, he scored a return TD in Sunday’s home game against the Chicago Bears. On the game’s opening kickoff, Jones took it from the Bengals’ 2-yard line to the house for a 98-yard TD. According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, entering Sunday, there had only been one kickoff-return TD this season.
Jones now has two kickoff-return TDs through three seasons. Citing ESPN Research, ESPN’s Ben Baby shared he’s the only player to have multiple kickoff-return TDs during this span.
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