At the age of 40, former NFL wide receiver Jacoby Jones, a Ravens Super Bowl standout, passed away.

 


The longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, a 108-yard kickoff return in 2013 by former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones, has passed away. He was forty years old.

 Jones spent the first five seasons of his career with the Houston Texans, who made the announcement of his passing on Sunday. The reason of death was not immediately disclosed.



Jones was a player for the Texans, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers, and Pittsburgh Steelers from 2007 to 2015. During the Ravens' most recent Super Bowl championship season, he had multiple big plays.

Jones played a significant role in Baltimore's "Mile High Miracle" during a January 2013 playoff game at Denver. In order to tie the game with 31 seconds left in the fourth quarter, he caught a 70-yard touchdown pass. In the end, the Ravens prevailed in double.

Jones was raised in New Orleans, where the Super Bowl was held.

"My greatest football play came right before a late-game kickoff return against the Vikings in a snowstorm shootout, when Jacoby was having a conversation with his mother in the end zone. Then, according to a statement from Ravens coach John Harbaugh, Jacoby ran to receive the ball and run it back for a score. "Every time I saw Jacoby's happy, smiling face, it was my favorite personal moment with him."


In 2012, Jones was selected to The Associated Press All-Pro team as a kick returner. He had an appearance on "Dancing With The Stars" shortly after that.

"Jacoby was among the most enjoyable teammates and individuals I've ever encountered," stated former Texans pass-rushing standout J.J. Watt.

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