Jacoby Jones

Jacoby Jones McLean ( born July 11, 1984 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American professional American football player at the position of wide receiver, which is used for kickoffs and punts as a return specialist. He plays for the Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League ( NFL). In February 2013 he exhibited in the Super Bowl XLVII in his hometown of several Super Bowl records: 289 scored yards, including a kickoff return touchdown about 108 yards.

Career

The 1.88-meter and 100 -pound Jones attended Marion Abramson High School in New Orleans, where he excelled in several sports, including basketball and in track and field. But at the Lane College, he only played college football and specialized in punt and kickoff returns.

He was selected by the Houston Texans as 73 players in the NFL Draft 2007. He shone in the NFL with his athleticism but was not very good on the ball. As an unsuccessful catch him for a play-off defeat against his future team, which was made Baltimore Ravens, responsible, he had to leave the team in 2012. For the Ravens, he signed a two-year contract over 7 million U.S. dollars. There, Jones was third behind Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith wide receiver, caught 30 passes for 406 yards and scored two space gain touchdowns. He also became one of the best return specialists in the NFL when he ran each against the Dallas Cowboys and the Oakland Raiders a kickoff from 108 or 105 yards, as well as against the Pittsburgh Steelers a punt from 63 yards into the end zone. As a "special teamer " Jones managed both the choice for All- Pro and to the Pro Bowl.

In the play-off game at the Denver Broncos, he caught a 70 - yard pass from Joe Flacco with which the few seconds tying the game before the end. In Super Bowl XLVII he was successful with expansive game trains, in the first half he turned as a wide receiver a 56- yard pass to 20:3, after the half-time break, he scored a 108 - yard kickoff return his second touchdown.

2013 Jones took part in the 16th season of the U.S. series Dancing with the Stars, finishing in third place.

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