WASHINGTON — Cardale Jones had spent the final moments of the DC Defenders' past two games on the bench, pulled at the end of lopsided losses.
This time, he was benched in the first quarter.
After throwing an interception on his second drive of the game against the St. Louis BattleHawks on Sunday afternoon, Jones was benched in favor of Buffalo product Tyree Jackson, who promptly led the Defenders to a touchdown upon entering the game. Jackson's first pass of the game was a 9-yard completion to tight end Khari Lee for the score.
For Jones, who entered this spring as one of the best-known stars in the startup XFL, Sunday's benching capped a sputtering three-week stretch.
After throwing for more than 235 yards and two scores in each of his first two XFL starts, the Ohio State product has struggled in recent weeks. He threw four interceptions in a Week 3 shellacking against the Los Angeles Wildcats, then mustered just 72 passing yards and another pick in a loss to the Tampa Bay Vipers last weekend.
Jones had completed 54% of his passes on the season with four touchdowns and seven interceptions before being benched Sunday.
Contact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on Twitter @Tom_Schad.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/xfl/2020/03/08/cardale-jones-ex-ohio-state-qb-benched-xfl-game-after-pick/4994908002/
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