Texans, Ravens NFL player Jacoby Jones dead at 40

NFL wide receiver Jacoby Jones, who played with the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens and who helped the Ravens win the 2013 Super Bowl by scoring two touchdowns, has died, his former teams announced Sunday.

NFL wide receiver Jacoby Jones, who played with the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens and who helped the Ravens win the 2013 Super Bowl by scoring two touchdowns, has died, his former teams announced Sunday.

Jones was 40 years old.

“We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Jacoby Jones. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time,” the Texans wrote on the social media platform X.

Jones, a native of New Orleans, was drafted by the Texans in the third round of the 2007 draft.

He played five seasons for the Texans and then signed with the Baltimore Ravens, where he would go on to help the team win the 2013 Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers.

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