Jacoby Jones
{{Short description|American football player (1984–2024)}}
{{for|the baseball player|JaCoby Jones}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jacoby Jones
| image = Jacoby Jones (16070179516).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Jones in 2014
| number = 12
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1984|7|11}}
| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|07|14|1984|07|11}}
| death_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 192
| high_school = Marion Abramson {{nowrap|(New Orleans, Louisiana)}}
| college = Lane (2003–2006)
| draftyear = 2007
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 73
| pastteams =
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2007|2011}})
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2012|2014}})
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2015}})
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2015}})
- Monterrey Steel ({{NAL Year|2017}})
| pastcoaching =
- Lane (2018–2019)
Wide receivers coach - Calvert Hall College HS (2020)
Wide receivers coach - Morgan State (2021)
Tight ends coach - Alabama State (2022–2023)
Wide receivers coach
| status =
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XLVII)
- First-team All-Pro (2012)
- Pro Bowl (2012)
- SIAC Most Valuable Player (2006)
- SIAC Offensive Player of the Year (2006)
- 4× All-SIAC (2003–2006)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 203
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 2,733
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 14
| statlabel4 = Return yards
| statvalue4 = 7,628
| statlabel5 = Return touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 9
| pfr = J/JoneJa03
}}
Jacoby Rashi'd Jones (July 11, 1984 – July 14, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). Selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft by the Houston Texans, Jones also played with the Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers, and Pittsburgh Steelers before playing with the Monterrey Steel of the National Arena League in 2017.
Jones played college football for the Lane College Dragons before playing for the Texans from 2007 to 2011. Jones then played for the Ravens from 2012 to 2014, and was selected for the Pro Bowl in 2012. He was known for two of the most memorable plays in the 2012 NFL playoffs as a member of the Ravens: catching a 70-yard game-tying touchdown pass in the final seconds of regulation in the AFC Divisional playoff game against the Denver Broncos, which helped lead the Ravens to an eventual 38–35 double overtime victory; and a 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers, the longest play in Super Bowl history.{{Cite news |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |date=February 3, 2013 |title=Jacoby Jones' 108-yard return TD a Super Bowl record |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jacoby-jones-108-yard-return-td-a-super-bowl-record-0ap1000000135302 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812180321/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000135302/article/jacoby-jones-108yard-return-td-a-super-bowl-record |archive-date=August 12, 2019 |access-date=September 10, 2016 |work=National Football League}} At the time of his death he was the wide receivers coach at Alabama State University.
Early life
Jones lived in New Orleans East.{{Cite news |last=Borden |first=Sam |date=February 4, 2013 |title=For the Ravens' Jones, a Trip Home and 2 Trips Into the End Zone |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/sports/football/super-bowl-for-jacoby-jones-trip-home-and-2-trips-into-end-zone.html?_r=0 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803020825/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/sports/football/super-bowl-for-jacoby-jones-trip-home-and-2-trips-into-end-zone.html?_r=0 |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} Jones attended St. Augustine High School and Marion Abramson High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a second-year student (junior) at St. Augustine he learned that the school considered him too small to play on the football team. Allen Woods, his godfather and the assistant principal of Abramson, advised him to transfer to that school.{{cite web |last1=Terrell |first1=Katherine |date=January 15, 2013 |url=http://www.nola.com/superbowl/index.ssf/2013/01/abramson_graduate_jacoby_jones.html |title=Abramson graduate Jacoby Jones made the most of his chance in stunning Ravens' victory| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802204216/http://www.nola.com/superbowl/index.ssf/2013/01/abramson_graduate_jacoby_jones.html |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |access-date=March 17, 2013 |website=The Times-Picayune}} His childhood house and high school were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
College career
Jones originally enrolled on a track scholarship at Southeastern Louisiana University in 2002, but transferred to the Division II school Lane College in 2003.{{cite magazine |last1=Rose |first1=Bob |title=New Orleans Native And Former NFL Star Jacoby Jones Passes Away At Just 40 Years Old |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/news/new-orleans-native-and-former-nfl-star-jacoby-jones-passes-away-at-just-40-years-old-01j2scyf76aw |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=July 15, 2024 |date=July 14, 2024}} At Lane College, Jones became a four-time All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) selection.{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2024 |title=Lane Mourns the Loss of Jacoby Jones |url=https://www.lanecollege.edu/news/lane-mourns-the-loss-of-jacoby-jones |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=Lane College}} Jones was a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.{{cite web |last1=Andrews |first1=Adena |title=The Baltimore Ravens brotherhood within a brotherhood |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/the-baltimore-ravens-brotherhood-within-a-brotherhood/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |date=February 3, 2013}}
In 2024, he was inducted to the SIAC Hall of Fame in Atlanta.{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2024 |title=SIAC to induct 7 into Hall of Fame |url=https://www.triangletribune.com/news/2024/07/01/sports/siac-to-induct-7-into-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=21 July 2024 |website=Triangle Tribune}}
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 5/8
| weight = 210
| dash = 4.53
| ten split = 1.65
| twenty split = 2.66
| shuttle = 4.31
| cone drill = 7.03
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 9
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| arm span = 34 1/4
| hand span = 8 1/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jacoby-jones/32004a4f-4e40-4038-2e39-eb9b8efcf154 |website=National Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021010845/https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jacoby-jones/32004a4f-4e40-4038-2e39-eb9b8efcf154 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=February 1, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=66988&DraftYear=2007 |title=Jacoby Jones, Lane (TN), WR, 2007 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002051110/https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=66988&DraftYear=2007 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=7704 |title=Jacoby Jones, Combine Results, WR – Lane College (TN) |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002051119/https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=7704 |url-status=live }}
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=Houston Texans=
File:Jacoby Jones 2010 vs Cowboys.jpg
Jones was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2007 NFL draft.{{cite web |title=2007 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2007/draft.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515001952/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2007/draft.htm |archive-date=May 15, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=May 11, 2023 |language=en}}
For his first-career touchdown, he returned a punt for a 70-yard score against Miami in week 6 of the 2008 season.{{cite web |title=Texans beat Dolphins 29-28 |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/texans-beat-dolphins-29-28-2664749 |website=www.houstontexans.com |access-date=21 July 2024 |date=October 12, 2008 |quote=Jacoby Jones sliced through the Miami coverage team for his first-career touchdown. ... A 70-yard punt return for a touchdown by wide receiver Jacoby Jones, who sprinted through the middle of the Dolphins' coverage team, made the score 14-13 with 5:24 remaining before halftime after Brown's extra point.}} Jones continued to contribute as both a receiver and a returner for the Texans. At the end of the 2009 regular season, he was named as an alternate kick returner for the AFC squad to the 2010 Pro Bowl.{{cite web |title=Texans sending four players to Pro Bowl |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/texans-sending-four-players-to-pro-bowl-2675265 |website=www.houstontexans.com |access-date=21 July 2024 |date=December 29, 2009 |quote=Four Houston Texans were named to the 2010 AFC/NFC Pro Bowl, the NFL announced today. Houston will send rookie linebacker Brian Cushing, wide receiver Andre Johnson, linebacker DeMeco Ryans and defensive end Mario Williams to South Florida for the league's feature of the best players on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Johnson is the only starter. ... Texans quarterback Matt Schaub, fullback Vonta Leach, and kick returner Jacoby Jones were all named as alternates for the AFC squad.}} In the 2010 season, Jones caught five passes for 115 yards in Week 16 at Denver, recording his first 100-yard game in the NFL.{{cite web |title=2010 season in review: Wide receiver |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/2010-season-in-review-wide-receiver-3647313 |website=www.houstontexans.com |access-date=21 July 2024 |date=March 25, 2011 |quote=Fourth-year pro Jacoby Jones continued his progression into more than a special teams threat in 2010. He set career highs with 51 catches and 562 yards and caught three touchdowns despite missing Week 5 with a calf injury. Jones had his first career 100-yard game in Week 16 at Denver, catching five passes for 115 yards, and had a career-high seven catches in Week 15 at Tennessee.}}
On January 15, 2012, early in the 2011 AFC Divisional Playoff game, Jones muffed a punt, when he was rushed by Cary Williams and the ball was recovered inside the Texans 5-yard line by Jimmy Smith, in a play that contributed to the Texans' elimination by the Baltimore Ravens.{{cite web |title=Texans' Jones apologizes, moves forward after muffed punt |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-jones-apologizes-moves-forward-after-muffed-punt-09000d5d8260f98b |website=National Football League |access-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715174728/https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-jones-apologizes-moves-forward-after-muffed-punt-09000d5d8260f98b |url-status=live }} Jones was subsequently released by the Texans on May 1, 2012.{{cite web |title=Texans release much-maligned receiver Jacoby Jones |url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2012/05/texans-release-much-maligned-receiver-jacoby-jones/ |website=Ultimate Texans |date=May 1, 2012 |last1=McClain |first1=John |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=May 1, 2013 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019041537/http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2012/05/texans-release-much-maligned-receiver-jacoby-jones/ |url-status=live }}
In his 5 seasons with Houston, he caught 127 passes for 2,733 yards and 14 touchdowns, making an impact as a return specialist, returning kickoffs and punts for four total touchdowns.
=Baltimore Ravens=
File:Jacoby Jones Touchdown Super Bowl XLVII.jpg
On May 8, 2012, Jones signed a two-year, $7 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens.{{cite web |title=Ravens sign Jacoby Jones to two-year, $7 million deal |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/ravens-sign-jacoby-jones-to-two-year-7-million-deal/ |website=NBC Sports |date=May 8, 2012 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812043947/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/ravens-sign-jacoby-jones-to-two-year-7-million-deal/ |archive-date=August 12, 2012 }}
On October 14, 2012, Jones returned a kickoff for 108 yards and a touchdown in a win against the Dallas Cowboys, tying an NFL record for longest kick return.{{cite web |last1=Vensel |first1=Matt |date=October 17, 2012 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-xpm-2012-10-17-bal-sports-blitz-jacoby-jones-baltimore-ravens-houston-texans-20121017-story.html |title=Baltimore Ravens wide receiver and kick return Jacoby Jones, the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, is ready to play his former team, the Houston Texans |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103091754/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-10-17/sports/bal-sports-blitz-jacoby-jones-baltimore-ravens-houston-texans-20121017_1_jacoby-jones-houston-texans-ravens |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |website=The Baltimore Sun |url-status=live |access-date=May 1, 2013}} On November 11, 2012, Jones returned a kick-off for 105 yards in the Ravens' 55–20 win over Oakland Raiders, becoming the first player to return two kicks for 105 yards or more in a season.{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Taylor |date=July 15, 2024 |title=The best of Jacoby Jones' Ravens career, from the 'Mile High Miracle' to 'Dancing with the Stars' |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/07/15/ravens-best-of-jacoby-jones-career/ |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=The Baltimore Sun}} On November 18, 2012, in a division game against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, Jones returned a punt 63 yards for a touchdown, helping the Ravens win the game 13–10.{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/videos/videos/NFL-Network-Jacoby-Does-It-Again-63-Yd-TD-Return/e928eb8c-b94f-4397-a8b2-3e9a16ed8f4f |title=NFL Network: Jacoby Does It Again: 63 Yd TD Return |date=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803005626/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/videos/videos/NFL-Network-Jacoby-Does-It-Again-63-Yd-TD-Return/e928eb8c-b94f-4397-a8b2-3e9a16ed8f4f |website=Baltimore Ravens }} It was the first time the Ravens returned a punt for a touchdown against the Steelers.{{cite web |last1=Wacker |first1=Brian |title=Jacoby Jones, former Ravens WR and star of Super Bowl 47, dies at age 40 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/jacoby-jones-former-ravens-wr-203700750.html |website=Yahoo! Sports |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |access-date=July 15, 2024 |date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715174723/https://sports.yahoo.com/jacoby-jones-former-ravens-wr-203700750.html |url-status=live }}
Jones was named to his first Pro Bowl as a kick returner for the AFC roster and was selected for the 2012 All-Pro team.{{cite web |title=2012 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/probowl.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=March 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023449/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/probowl.htm |url-status=live }} His stellar play would continue in the playoffs. On January 12, 2013, in the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Denver Broncos, the Ravens were down 35–28 and had one last chance to tie the game. On 3rd down and 3 from the Ravens own 30-yard line, Jones caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco with 31 seconds left. The play, dubbed the "Mile High Miracle", tied the game at 35 and preceded a 38–35 double overtime win for the Ravens.{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones, ex-NFL receiver who caught Mile High Miracle, dies aged 40 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/14/jacoby-jones-ex-nfl-receiver-who-caught-mile-high-miracle-dies-aged-40 |website=The Guardian |access-date=July 15, 2024 |date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715174723/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/14/jacoby-jones-ex-nfl-receiver-who-caught-mile-high-miracle-dies-aged-40 |url-status=live }}
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In Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers, Jones became the first player to score a receiving touchdown and return touchdown in the same game in Super Bowl history. With under two minutes to play in the second quarter, Jones hauled in a 56-yard pass from Joe Flacco, eluding two defenders to score a touchdown. Jones then returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a 108-yard touchdown for the longest play in Super Bowl or postseason history. The Ravens won the game by a score of 34–31, earning Jones his first Super Bowl ring.{{cite web |title=Super Bowl XLVII – San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens – February 3rd, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201302030sfo.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023145432/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201302030sfo.htm |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=November 8, 2017 |language=en}} Jones was then the feature player on the cover of the Super Bowl XLVII edition of Sports Illustrated.{{cite web |last1=Downing |first1=Garrett |title=Jacoby Jones Graces Sports Illustrated Cover |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/jacoby-jones-graces-sports-illustrated-cover-9546656 |website=Baltimore Ravens |access-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924011706/https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/jacoby-jones-graces-sports-illustrated-cover-9546656 |url-status=live }}
During the 2013 regular season, Jones was injured in the Kickoff game in Week 1 when teammate Brynden Trawick ran into him during a punt return.{{cite web |title=Brynden Trawick Explains Collision With Jacoby Jones |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/brynden-trawick-explains-collision-with-jacoby-jones-11082035 |website=Baltimore Ravens |access-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925203401/https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/brynden-trawick-explains-collision-with-jacoby-jones-11082035 |url-status=live }} Jones would not return until Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers, where he had his first receiving touchdown of the season.{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneJa03/gamelog/2013/ |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=June 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619190044/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneJa03/gamelog/2013/ |url-status=live }} In Week 13, on Thanksgiving against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jones returned a kickoff that would seemingly go for a touchdown, however Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin disrupted his route by "unknowingly" standing on the field while looking at the big screen in M&T Bank Stadium.{{cite magazine |last1=Jackson |first1=Wilton |title=Mike Tomlin Finally Reveals What Happened on Infamous Kickoff Return 'Trip' |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/06/22/mike-tomlin-finally-reveals-what-happened-on-infamous-kickoff-return-trip |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en-us |date=June 22, 2022 |archive-date=January 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107003904/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/06/22/mike-tomlin-finally-reveals-what-happened-on-infamous-kickoff-return-trip |url-status=live }} The Ravens would later win by a score of 22–20.{{cite web |title=Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens – November 28th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201311280rav.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201193235/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201311280rav.htm |url-status=live }} The next week, in a snowy game against the Minnesota Vikings, Jones returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown in the final two minutes. The Vikings would then answer with another touchdown with 45 seconds remaining, until teammate, Marlon Brown, scored the game-winning touchdown with 4 seconds remaining, allowing the Ravens to win the game 29–26.{{cite web |title=Ravens 29–26 Vikings (Dec 8, 2013) Game Recap |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=331208033 |website=ESPN |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=June 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606074945/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=331208033 |url-status=live }} In week 15, the Ravens played the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football. On a crucial 3rd & 15 with two minutes left in regulation, Jones caught a pass from quarterback Joe Flacco that was good for the first down. Shortly after that, second year kicker Justin Tucker kicked a career-high and team record field goal from 61 yards for the 18–16 win.{{cite web |last1=Hensley |first1=Jamison |title=Upon Further Review: Ravens Week 15 |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/107567/upon-further-review-ravens-week-15 |website=ESPN |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |date=December 17, 2013}} That record was later broken by Tucker in a game against the Detroit Lions in 2023.{{cite web |title='Ain't no way he's making this kick': An oral history of Justin Tucker's 66-yard record field goal |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38689386/ravens-lions-revisit-justin-tucker-longest-record-field-goal |website=ESPN |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |date=October 21, 2023 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715192107/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38689386/ravens-lions-revisit-justin-tucker-longest-record-field-goal |url-status=live }} Jones had 6 receptions for 80 yards that game.{{cite web |title=Baltimore Ravens at Detroit Lions – December 16th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201312160det.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227035423/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201312160det.htm |url-status=live }}
After testing the free agent market, on March 12, 2014, Jones decided to remain with the Baltimore Ravens and agreed to a four-year, $12 million contract with $4.5 million guaranteed.{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones re-signs with Ravens |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10596275/jacoby-jones-baltimore-ravens-agrees-four-year-deal |website=ESPN |date=March 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315150205/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10596275/jacoby-jones-baltimore-ravens-agrees-four-year-deal |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |url-status=live |last1=Hensley |first1=Jamison |access-date=October 22, 2014 }}
Jones saw diminished productivity for the 2014 season and was released from the Baltimore Ravens on February 25, 2015. He was due $2.5 million for the 2015 season.{{cite web |title=Ravens cut Jacoby Jones |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12380811/baltimore-ravens-cut-former-super-bowl-hero-jacoby-jones |website=ESPN |date=February 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226010810/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12380811/baltimore-ravens-cut-former-super-bowl-hero-jacoby-jones |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |url-status=live |last1=Hensley |first1=Jamison |access-date=February 25, 2015}}
=San Diego Chargers=
On March 6, 2015, Jones signed with the San Diego Chargers.{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones joins Chargers |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12432625/san-diego-chargers-sign-jacoby-jones-2-year-deal |website=ESPN |date=March 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022200017/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12432625/san-diego-chargers-sign-jacoby-jones-2-year-deal |archive-date=October 22, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2015 }}{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2015 |title=Chargers Add Explosive Playmaker Jacoby Jones |url=http://www.chargers.com/news/2015/03/06/chargers-add-explosive-playmaker-jacoby-jones |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803005259/http://www.chargers.com/news/2015/03/06/chargers-add-explosive-playmaker-jacoby-jones |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |access-date=March 6, 2015 |website=National Football League}} The contract was for 2-years, $5.5 million with $1.6 million guaranteed and a $1.6 million signing bonus. He was released on November 3 after the Week 8 match-up against the Ravens.{{cite news |title=Chargers dump receiver Jacoby Jones |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/03/chargers-dump-receiver-jacoby-jones/ |date=November 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106062616/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/03/chargers-dump-receiver-jacoby-jones/? |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |url-status=live |work=NBC Sports |last1=Florio |first1=Mike |access-date=November 8, 2015}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
Jones was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers on November 5, 2015.{{cite web |title=Steelers release draft-bust Archer, add Jacoby Jones |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-release-draft-bust-archer-add-jacoby-jones-0ap3000000573723 |website=National Football League |date=November 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812181215/https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-release-draft-bust-archer-add-jacoby-jones-0ap3000000573723 |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |url-status=live |last1=Sessler |first1=Marc |access-date=November 8, 2015}} Jones wore number 13, since his normal number 12 was unofficially retired for Terry Bradshaw. After fumbling twice against the Indianapolis Colts, Jones was demoted to backup kick returner and third-string punt returner on the depth chart.{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones now Steelers' third-string punt returner |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000597089/article/jacoby-jones-now-steelers-thirdstring-punt-returner |website=National Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209063000/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000597089/article/jacoby-jones-now-steelers-thirdstring-punt-returner |archive-date=December 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 8, 2015}} He was released on January 1, 2016.{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones released by Pittsburgh Steelers |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000613521/article/jacoby-jones-released-by-pittsburgh-steelers |website=National Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102084705/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000613521/article/jacoby-jones-released-by-pittsburgh-steelers |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 2, 2016}}
In four games with the Steelers, Jones had 6 punt returns for 19 yards and 9 kick returns for 220 yards.
=Monterrey Steel=
On March 13, 2017, Jones signed with the Monterrey Steel of the National Arena League (NAL).{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones joins Monterrey Steel of the National Arena League |url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol-americano/nota/_/id/3027764/jacoby-jones-se-une-al-monterrey-steel-de-la-national-arena-league&prev=search |website=ESPN Deportes.com |date=March 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715174727/https://espndeportes-espn-com.translate.goog/futbol-americano/nota/_/id/3027764/jacoby-jones-se-une-al-monterrey-steel-de-la-national-arena-league?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2017}} He played in 8 games for the Steel, catching 19 passes for 169 yards and 1 touchdown. He also returned 2 field goals for 71 yards and 1 touchdown while also returning 12 kicks for 223 yards.{{Cite web |title=Monterrey Steel |url=http://www.thestatguys.com/NAL/2017/MTY.HTM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213436/http://www.thestatguys.com/NAL/2017/MTY.HTM |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=June 28, 2017 |publisher=thestatguys.com}}
=Retirement=
On September 29, 2017, Jones signed a one-day contract with the Ravens so he could retire as a member of the team.{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones |url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/jacoby-jones-player-transactions |website=Fox Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715174735/https://www.foxsports.com/nfl |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=October 5, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones Retires a Raven for All Time |url=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Jacoby-Jones-Retires-a-Raven-for-All-Time/60139eea-b11e-48c3-aa84-a24b1000a0e0 |website=Baltimore Ravens |date=September 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005202432/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Jacoby-Jones-Retires-a-Raven-for-All-Time/60139eea-b11e-48c3-aa84-a24b1000a0e0 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |url-status=live |last1=Mink |first1=Ryan |access-date=October 5, 2017}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
| colspan="2"| Legend |
|---|
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the Super Bowl |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
;Regular season
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="6"| Receiving ! colspan="6"| Punt return ! colspan="6"| Kick return ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FC | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FC | Fum | Lost |
| 2007 || HOU
| 14 || 15 || 149 || 9.9 || 26 || 0 || 9 || 30 || 286 || 9.5 || 74 || 0 || 7 || 4 || 78 || 19.5 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 || HOU
| 16 || 3 || 81 || 27.0 || 45 || 0 || 2 || 32 || 386 || 12.1 || 73 || 2 || 17 || 13 || 280 || 21.5 || 30 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 || HOU
| 14 || 27 || 437 || 16.2 || 45 || 6 || 19 || 39 || 426 || 10.9 || 62 || 0 || 14 || 24 || 638 || 26.6 || 95 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 ||HOU
| 15 || 51 || 562 || 11.0 || 47 || 3 || 31 || 29 || 204 || 7.0 || 39 || 0 || 15 || 23 || 494 || 21.5 || 35 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 || HOU
| 16 || 31 || 512 || 16.5 || 80 || 2 || 23 || 49 || 518 || 10.6 || 79 || 1 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 || style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|BAL
| 16 || 30 || 406 || 13.5 || 47 || 1 || 16 || 37 || 341 || 9.2 || 63 || 1 || 16 || 38 || 1,167 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| 30.7 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| 108 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 || BAL
| 12 || 37 || 455 || 12.3 || 66 || 2 || 21 || 19 || 237 || 12.5 || 37 || 0 || 2 || 31 || 892 || 28.8 || 77 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 || BAL
| 16 || 9 || 131 || 14.6 || 31 || 0 || 6 || 30 || 275 || 9.2 || 45 || 0 || 17 || 32 || 978 || 30.6 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| 108 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| 1 || 0 || 4 || 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|2015 || SD
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || −4 || -0.8 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 193 || 21.4 || 30 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| PIT
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 19 || 3.2 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 220 || 24.4 || 36 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Total{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones Stats |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/10517/jacoby-jones |website=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922143643/https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/10517/jacoby-jones |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=February 5, 2014 }} || 128 || 203 || 2,733 || 13.5 || 80 || 14 || 127 || 276 || 2,688 || 9.7 || 79 || 4 || 95 || 183 || 4,940 || 27.0 || 108 || 5 || 0 || 18 || 6 |
;Playoffs
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="5"| Receiving ! colspan="5"| Punt return ! colspan="5"| Kick return ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost |
| 2011 || HOU
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || style="background:#cfecec;"|9 || 16 || 1.8 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 || style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|BAL
| 4 || 5 || 147 || style="background:#cfecec;"|29.4 || style="background:#cfecec;"|70 || 2 || style="background:#cfecec;"|8 || style="background:#cfecec;"|110 || 13.8 || 34 || 0 || style="background:#cfecec;"|14 || style="background:#cfecec;"|362 || 25.9 || style="background:#cfecec;"|108 || style="background:#cfecec;"|1 || 1 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 || BAL
| 2 || 1 || 3 || 3.0 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 20 || 6.7 || 9 || 0 || style="background:#cfecec;"|11 || style="background:#cfecec;"|265 || 24.1 || 29 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Total || 8 || 6 || 150 || 25.0 || 70 || 2 || 20 || 146 || 7.3 || 34 || 0 || 25 || 627 || 25.1 || 108 || 1 || 3 || 0 |
Awards and honors
=NFL=
- Super Bowl champion (XLVII){{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneJa03.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514135856/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneJa03.htm |url-status=live }}
- First-team All-Pro (2012)
- Pro Bowl (2012)
- AFC Special Teams Player of the Month – November 2012
- 5× AFC Special Teams Player of the Week – Week 6, 2008, Week 8, 2008, Week 4, 2009, Week 6, 2012, Week 10, 2012
=College awards=
- SIAC Most Valuable Player (2006){{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=Donald |title=Small-school prospect thinking big |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2816963 |website=ESPN |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |date=March 29, 2007 |archive-date=May 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507181338/http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2816963 |url-status=live }}
- SIAC Offensive Player of the Year (2006)
- 4× All-SIAC (2003–2006)
- Lane College Athletics Hall of Fame (2016){{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones (2016) – Hall of Fame |url=https://golcdragons.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jacoby-jones/1 |website=Lane College Athletics |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928205149/https://golcdragons.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jacoby-jones/1 |url-status=live }}
- SIAC Hall of Fame (2024)
Records
=NFL records=
- Longest kickoff return in a Super Bowl (108){{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Amanda |title=Jacoby Jones, Super Bowl Champion and 'DWTS' Alum, Dies at 40 |url=https://www.bakercityherald.com/ae/tv/jacoby-jones-super-bowl-champion-and-dwts-alum-dies-at-40/article_fbadd1c1-49a2-59ae-9aef-7228cedbef84.html |website=Baker City Herald |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715174726/https://www.bakercityherald.com/ae/tv/jacoby-jones-super-bowl-champion-and-dwts-alum-dies-at-40/article_fbadd1c1-49a2-59ae-9aef-7228cedbef84.html |url-status=live }}
- Longest play in a Super Bowl (108)
- Most all-purpose yards in a Super Bowl (288)
- Most career kick return TDs of 105+ yards (4){{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cy64RubLr8 |title=Jacoby Jones: The Clutch Big Play Machine! {{!}} Throwback Originals |date=August 25, 2021 |last=NFL Throwback |access-date=July 14, 2024 |via=YouTube |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714202742/https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=YdtQee1aaadQ9F8_&v=-Cy64RubLr8 |url-status=live }}
=Texans franchise records=
- Most punt returns in a single season: 49 (2011){{cite web |title=Houston Texans Kick & Punt Returns Career Register |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/htx/career-returns.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701172855/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/htx/career-returns.htm |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=March 29, 2018}}
- Most punt return yards in a single season: 518 (2011)
- Most punt return touchdowns in a single season: 2 (2008)
- Most career punt returns (179)
- Most career punt return touchdowns (3)
- Most career punt return yards (1,820)
- Most career all-purpose yards (5,091)
=Ravens franchise records=
- Most career kickoff return touchdowns (4){{cite web |title=Baltimore Ravens Kick & Punt Returns Career Register |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rav/career-returns.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804014215/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rav/career-returns.htm |archive-date=August 4, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=March 29, 2018}}
- Most kickoff return touchdowns in a single season: 2 (2012)
- Longest kickoff return: 108 (vs Dallas Cowboys, vs Pittsburgh Steelers & vs San Francisco 49ers)
Coaching career
Jones returned to his alma mater when he was named wide receivers coach with Lane College on January 16, 2018.{{cite web |last1=Torres |first1=Luis |title=Lane College football hires former NFL wide receiver and alum Jacoby Jones as assistant |url=https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/college/2018/01/17/lane-college-football-hires-former-nfl-wide-receiver-and-alum-jacoby-jones-assistant/1037041001/ |website=The Jackson Sun |access-date=July 15, 2024 |date=January 17, 2018 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715174735/https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/college/2018/01/17/lane-college-football-hires-former-nfl-wide-receiver-and-alum-jacoby-jones-assistant/1037041001/ |url-status=live }} After two seasons with the Dragons, he was back in Baltimore when Calvert Hall College High School appointed him to a similar capacity on October 6, 2020.{{cite web |last1=Janney |first1=Elizabeth |title=Calvert Hall Hires Jacoby Jones As Wide Receiver Coach |url=https://patch.com/maryland/towson/calvert-hall-hires-jacoby-jones-wide-receiver-coach |website=Patch Media |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |date=October 6, 2020 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012214051/https://patch.com/maryland/towson/calvert-hall-hires-jacoby-jones-wide-receiver-coach |url-status=live }} Jones went on to coach the tight ends at Morgan State University.{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=Greg |title='He was a light': Legendary retired Raven Jacoby Jones dies |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/jacoby-jones-dead-baltimore-ravens/61590819 |website=WBAL-TV |access-date=July 15, 2024 |language=en |date=July 14, 2024 |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715192107/https://www.wbaltv.com/article/jacoby-jones-dead-baltimore-ravens/61590819 |url-status=live }} In 2022, Jones joined the coaching staff at Alabama State University.{{cite web |title=Jacoby Jones |url=https://bamastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jacoby-jones/1086 |website=Alabama State Hornets |access-date=November 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128082720/https://bamastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jacoby-jones/1086 |url-status=live }}
''Dancing With the Stars''
On February 24, 2013, Jones was the first star announced to be on Season 16 of Dancing With the Stars. He partnered with season 13 winner Karina Smirnoff. They reached the finals but came in third place.{{cite web |title='Dancing With the Stars': Dorothy Hamill quits, other celebs are safe |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dancing-with-the-stars/ |website=Fox News |date=September 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907054512/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/03/27/dancing-with-stars-dorothy-hamill-quits-other-celebs-are-safe/ |archive-date=September 7, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=October 5, 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc;"|Week #
! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc;"|Dance/Song ! colspan="3" style="background:#ccc;"|Judges' score ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc;"|Result |
|---|
| style="background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%;"|Inaba | style="width:10%;"|Goodman | style="width:10%;"|Tonioli |
| 1
|7 |7 |7 |No Elimination |
| 2
|7 |7 |8 |Safe |
| 3
|Prom Group Dance/"The Rockafeller Skank" |Awarded |2 |Points |Safe |
| 4
|8 |8 |8 |Safe |
| 5
|9 |8 |9 |Safe |
| 6
|Quickstep/"For Once in My Life" |8 |7 |8 |Safe |
| 7
|9 |9 |9 |Safe |
| 8
|Viennese Waltz / "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" |9 |9 |9 |Last to be called safe |
| 9 Semi-finals | Argentine Tango / "Concierto Para Quinteto" |10 |10 |10 |Safe |
| 10 Finals |Jive / "Shake It" |9 |9 |9 |Third Place |
Death
Jones died in his sleep at his home in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 14, 2024, three days after his 40th birthday.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40559844/jacoby-jones-scored-2-tds-ravens-sb-xlvii-win-dies-40|title=Jacoby Jones, who scored 2 TDs in Ravens' SB XLVII win, dies at 40|first=Jamison|last=Hensley|date=July 14, 2024|work=ESPN|access-date=July 14, 2024|archive-date=July 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715192108/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40559844/jacoby-jones-scored-2-tds-ravens-sb-xlvii-win-dies-40|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Skinner |first1=Caleb |title=BREAKING: Former Texans Wide Receiver Jacoby Jones Passes Away At 40 Years of Age |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/houston-texans-latest-news/former-texans-wide-receiver-jacoby-jones-passes-away-at-40-years-of-age-texans-news |access-date=21 July 2024 |website=SI.com |date=July 14, 2024 |quote=Jacoby passed away in his sleep just days after his 40th birthday. The direct cause of his passing is still unknown at this time.}}{{cite web |title=The SIAC mourns the loss of Hall of Famer Jacoby Jones |url=https://thesiac.com/news/2024/7/14/general-the-siac-mourns-the-loss-of-hall-of-famer-jacoby-jones.aspx |website=thesiac.com |access-date=21 July 2024 |language=en}} A medical examiner's office in Louisiana announced on August 6, 2024 that Jones died due to hypertensive cardiovascular disease from long-term hypertension.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jacoby-jones-died-from-hypertensive-cardiovascular-disease|title=Jacoby Jones died from hypertensive cardiovascular disease|first=Charean|last=Williams|date=August 6, 2024|work=NBC Sports|access-date=August 7, 2024}}
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