Former Ravens Super Bowl Hero Jones Dead at 40

Former Ravens Super Bowl Hero Jones Dead at 40
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones cheers during overtime of a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Baltimore on Nov. 10, 2013. Nick Wass/AP Photo
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BALTIMORE—Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones, whose 108-yard kickoff return in 2013 remains the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, has died. He was 40.

The Houston Texans, Jones’ team for the first five seasons of his career, announced his death on Sunday. In a statement released by the NFL Players Association, his family said he died at his home in New Orleans. A cause of death was not given.