Former NFL wide receiver Jacoby Jones, who starred for the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII, has died at the age of 40.
Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
Jacoby Jones returned the second-half Super Bowl XLVII kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown, one of his two scores in the game to help the Ravens defeat the 49ers. with 31 seconds remaining in an AFC divisional playoff game in January 2013. With Baltimore trailing 35-28 in Denver, Jones got behind safety Rahim Moore for the game-tying touchdown.
"I loved Jacoby Jones. We all did," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said in a statement Sunday."His spirit, enthusiasm and love for people were powerful. He was a light. My favorite Jacoby personal moment was every time I saw his smiling face full of joy." Several former teammates, including Torrey Smith and J.J. Watt, remembered Jones with posts to social media.
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