Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones has died at age 40.
Only a stray shower possible Sunday in San Antonio, but at least it’s not as hot as it was this time last year!– Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones , whose 108-yard kickoff return in 2013 remains the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, has died. He was 40.
The Houston Texans, Jones' team for the first five seasons of his career, announced his death Sunday. There was no immediate word on a cause of death.Jones played from 2007-15 for the Texans, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers, and he made several huge plays for the Ravens during their most recent Super Bowl title season.
Jones was a key part of Baltimore's “Mile High Miracle” in a playoff game at Denver in January 2013. He caughtIn the Super Bowl that postseason against San Francisco, Jones caught a 56-yard TD pass from eventual game MVP Joe Flacco. Thento the end zone to open the second half and give Baltimore a 28-6 lead. The Ravens held on for a 34-31 victory.
Jones made The Associated Press All-Pro team as a kick returner for the 2012 season. Shortly after that, he appeared on"Dancing With The Stars.” “Jacoby was one of the most fun-loving teammates and people I’ve ever been around," former Texans pass-rushing star J.J. Watt said on social media."Always dancing and laughing, with a permanent smile on his face. Gone far, far too soon."“What can be said about him as a football player is only scratching the surface of who he was as a man,” the Renegades said in a statement. “When you needed something, he was there. When you called him, he answered.
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