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Go (foot)long! Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones poses with statue



Most statues of famous people are made from stone, metal or wax. But not Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones' likeness.


Nope, his is made from smokehouse barbecue chicken sandwiches.


Jones posed for pictures with the giant mound of food at a Manhattan Subway restaurant yesterday, joining the likes of Robert Griffin III and Mark Ingram as the latest NFL draft prospect to be recreated in sandwich form.


It took more than 1,000 raisins along with other food items such as tomatoes and onions - and, 10 pounds of the same BBQ chicken Griffin preferred - to create the work of art, which took several weeks of sculpting to put together.



Edible: Jarvis Jones, the top 2013 NFL draft prospect from Georgia, unveils a 'Smokehouse BBQ Chicken' statue of himself to announce his official Subway's Famous Fan title on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

'This was easier (than Griffin) in a way because I had a clear idea of what to do,' said the artist James Victor, whose wife Marie came up with the idea of using raisins for Jones' dreadlocks.




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'It was amazing, man,' Jones told the New York Daily News of the sandwich statue, which he is hoping will give him the 'Subway magic.'


If it does, he figures he could be standing on a stage in February accepting Defensive Rookie of the Year honors from The Associated Press.


Jones will be happy to follow in Griffin's footsteps.






Ingredients: It took more than 1,000 raisins along with other food items such as tomatoes and onions - and, of course, BBQ chicken - to put the bust together

After his Subway state, he then had one of the best seasons any rookie quarterback has put together, leading the Washington Redskins from the bottom of the NFC East to the playoffs.


'That's definitely one of my goals,' Jones said. 'That would be a great accomplishment to start off my career.'


Jones is a likely top 15 pick, probably the best outside linebacker in this draft. He prefers to go to a team that plays a 3-4 defense, although he isn't going to be picky.


'I'd rather a 3-4 team because it's something I know,' Jones said, 'but I know I can play a 4-3, too.

When it was the 4-3 at Georgia, I didn't understand the concepts of football as much. I do now, and what I know makes me feel the 3-4 is the best defense for me.



Tasty: Jones, pictured, joins a roster of fellow 'Famous Fans' that include Robert Griffin III, Justin Tuck, Michael Strahan, Ndamukong Suh, Blake Griffin and Michael Phelps





Service: Linebacker Jarvis Jones, 2013 draft prospect and newest Famous Fan of Subway, serves up a sandwich after unveiling a life-size 'Smokehouse BBQ Chicken' sculpture

'But I will just be happy to go anywhere and learn and play. I believe I can be whatever a team needs in any (defense).'


He hopes that means becoming a tackling machine like the last two top defensive rookies, Von Miller of Denver and Luke Kuechly of Carolina. And Jones wants his shot at quarterbacks.


'Guys who are legit pass rushers,' he said when asked who he watches in the pros to refine his game. 'Von, DeMarcus Ware, Dwight Freeney, John Abraham, Justin Tuck.'


He smiled at the mention of Tuck when someone from Subway suggested that Jones already was a teammate of the Giants' star defensive end -- as 'Famous Fans.'


In fact, Jones, a regular at the franchise restaurant since he was in middle school, can rattle off all the NFL players involved in the Subway program, including RG III, Tuck, Ndamukong Suh and, originally, Michael Strahan.



Top pick: Jones, left, is a likely top 15 pick, probably the best outside linebacker in this draft. He prefers to go to a team that plays a 3-4 defense, although he isn't going to be picky

Victor, the artist, learned from the experience of sculpting Griffin.

'I didn't want to have too much of the same as we had with RG III. I think we did what we set out to do,' Victor said.


Victor also had done such statues made out of chocolate or cheese for NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch and Terry Labonte, respectively. Subway previously had food statues made of Suh, C.J. Spiller and Mark Ingram.


Jones took a turn behind the counter making a few sandwiches, then looked ahead to Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall.


'It's something you think about when you first become a football player, being drafted and all, getting to come here to New York,' he said. 'Now I need to take my game to another level, to play like the pros.'

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