The former Baltimore receiver scored two touchdowns in Super Bowl XLVII and hauled in one of the league’s most memorable postseason catches
wide receiver and special teams ace, has died at the age of 40. No cause of death was immediately announced.
Jones sealed his place in Baltimore and NFL history by grabbing a rainbow shot from Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, dubbed the “With his team facing a third-and-30, Jones reeled in a game-tying 70-yard touchdown pass from Flacco with 31 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Baltimore’s AFC Divisional playoff game against the host Denver Broncos. The Ravens eventually won in double overtime.
“In the biggest game, on the biggest stage, he had his best game in his home town,” former Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome said when inducting Jones into the team’s Ring of Honor. “That’s surreal.”
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