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Baltimore, Maryland – The longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, a 108-yard kickoff return in 2013 by former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones, has passed away. He was forty years old.
Jones spent the first five seasons of his career with the Houston Texans, who made the announcement of his passing on Sunday. The reason of death was not immediately known.

Jones was a player for the Texans, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers, and Pittsburgh Steelers from 2007 to 2015. During the Ravens’ most recent Super Bowl championship season, he had multiple big plays.

In January 2013, Jones played a pivotal role in Baltimore’s “Mile High Miracle” during a playoff game at Denver. In order to tie the game with 31 seconds left in the fourth quarter, he caught a 70-yard touchdown pass. In the end, the Ravens prevailed in double overtime.

Joe Flacco, the eventual MVP of the game, hit Jones with a 56-yard touchdown pass in the Super Bowl semifinal matchup with San Francisco. Then, to start the second half and give Baltimore a 28-6 lead, he dashed 108 yards to the end zone. The Ravens managed to hold on and win 34–31.

“My favorite football play came right before a late-game kickoff return against the Vikings in a snowstorm shootout, when Jacoby was having a conversation with his mother in the end zone. The ball was then raced by Jacoby to receive and run back for a score, according to a statement from Ravens coach John Harbaugh. “My favourite Jacoby personal moment was every time I saw his smiling face full of joy.”