Sheridan Jones missed the Wake Forest game on Oct. 7, and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney revealed afterward that the veteran starting cornerback did not play in that contest because he was having headaches and feeling sick leading up to it.

Swinney then provided a positive update on Jones last week, saying it was “just a really weird situation” but the bloodwork and tests he had done “all checked out good for him.”

Thankfully, Jones is OK from a health standpoint, and the fifth-year senior was able to return for last Saturday’s game at Miami following Clemson’s bye week. And not only did Jones get back on the field, but he had a big game against the Hurricanes with five tackles (one for loss) and his first interception of the season.

The 6-foot, 190-pounder met with the media Monday and went into detail about his health situation, explaining exactly what happened prior to the Wake Forest game and why he ended up having to sit that one out.

“Going back to the Wake Forest game, I was dealing with bad headaches throughout the week, just trying to push through it. As we got into Saturday, it was getting worse throughout the week, so then as we were going to the stadium, it was pretty bad on the bus,” Jones said. “And then after Tiger Walk, I went into the locker room, just told them how I was feeling. I was just feeling pretty bad, and that’s their number one job, just to make sure the players are physically and mentally able to go, and they did a good job of monitoring me and making sure that I got better. So, kudos to our training staff for that.”

“But it was just a pretty off day,” Jones continued. “Freak accident. Don’t really know what really happened as far as I was dealing with some blood sugar things too, and then just dealing with bad migraines as well. But definitely feeling better. It was great to get back out there on the field and compete this week, so I’m thankful for that.”

Jones added that he got tested for AVM, which is a brain issue that his late father had when he passed away of seizures. Jones has been dealing with some of the same symptoms, but he was cleared of that.

“One thing we were definitely trying to make sure of – when my father passed, he had an AVM, so he passed away with two seizures because he had an aneurysm on his brain,” Jones said. “I’ve been dealing with some of the same symptoms, so they were checking to make sure I didn’t have that. Everything came back good, so that was good.”

As you can imagine, Jones’ health scare wasn’t easy to deal with, but he credited Clemson’s training staff for helping him through the whole situation.

“It was a little scary definitely for me and my mother as well,” he said. “But like I said, our training staff does an amazing job just making sure everybody’s good and green to go, and they did a great job of getting me the medicine that I needed, seeing the people that I needed to see and just making sure that I was my best self coming back to play.”

A William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist, Jones has started all six games he’s played in this season, tallying 20 tackles (two for loss), a pass breakup and an interception. He entered this season with 83 tackles (3.0 for loss), nine pass breakups, two interceptions and a fumble recovery over 48 career games (21 starts) from 2019-22.

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