The former NFL player, wide receiver Jacoby Jones was the Super Bowl star for the Ravens was declared deceased at the age of 40.
Jacoby Jones is the All-Pro kick-returner that played an important part for helping with the Ravens to win the Super Bowl XLVII recording 108 yards TD was declared deceased at the age of 40.
By Noah Trister | Associated Press
NFL player Jacoby Jones who’s the 108-yard kickoff return from 2013 is still the record-breaking longest score ever recorded in Super Bowl history passed away. He was 40.
The Houston Texans, Jones’ team in the first 5 years Jones career, declared his passing on the Saturday. There was no immediate announcement regarding the reason for Jones’ death.
Jones was a player from 2007 until 2015. He played from 2007 to between 2007 and 2015 between 2007 and 2015 for The Texans, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers He also appeared in a variety of major matches for Baltimore Ravens during their latest Super Bowl title season.
Jones was the key element in Baltimore’s “Mile High Miracle” in an NFL game against Denver on the 13th of January 2013. He nabbed the touchdown pass of 70 yards in the last 31 seconds of the of the fourth quarter which brought the score down to. The Ravens won by winning two overtime.
In the Super Bowl that postseason against the San Francisco 49ers, Jones took 56 yards TD reception from winner in the contest Joe Flacco. Then Jones ran 108 yards to the end zone to mark the beginning of the second period and gave Baltimore the advantage with a 28-6 score. The Ravens maintained their lead to win 34-31.
The Super Bowl was played in New Orleans, where Jones was born.
“My most memorable football moment was the time Jacoby talked to his mother at the sideline prior to a late kickoff returned against the Vikings in a shootout that was snagged by snow. Jacoby ran to catch the ball, and take it back to score an important touchdown,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh stated in a statement. “My most memorable Jacoby private moment is each time I saw his happy face beaming with happiness. “
Jones was selected as Jones’s Associated Press All-Pro team as kick returner for 2012. 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 quarterback J.J. Watt said on social media. “Always smiling and dancing with a never-ending smile on his face. It was gone long, very quickly. “
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