James Jones

James DeAndre Jones (born March 31, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).

After three years at San Jose State University, Jones had a breakthrough 2006 senior season, where he caught 70 passes, good for 893 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Jones capped off his senior season by catching six passes (106 yards), two for touchdowns, en route to being named the offensive MVP of the inaugural New Mexico Bowl.

His accomplishments his senior year earned him second-team All-WAC honors along with an invite to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.

He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

With the Packers, he helped them win Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders.

He is an NFL Network analyst.

Jones and his mother, Janet, lived in various homeless shelters.

Jones then lived with his paternal grandmother during his high school years.

At Gunderson High School in San Jose, California, Jones played basketball, track, and football.

During his senior year, Jones was his team's most valuable player as a quarterback.

Jones credits his Pop Warner football coach, Marion Larrea, with turning his life around.

Larrea saw potential in Jones and treated him as part of his own family.

Jones fine-tuned his skills at San Jose State under the leadership of wideout coach Keith (K-Dubb) Williams.

Jones was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Jones was a starter for the Packers in the first game of the 2007 season.

He caught four passes for 29 total yards in a 16–13 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jones scored his first professional touchdown in a week four match-up vs. the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome.

With Green Bay leading 16–9, Brett Favre hit Jones on a pass down the right sideline that went 33 yards for a touchdown, giving Green Bay a 22–9 lead.

The Packers would end up winning the game 23–16.

Jones was announced as the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played on October 28–29, 2007.

Jones had three receptions for 107 yards including a first-quarter 79-yard touchdown in the Packers' 19–13 win over the Denver Broncos.

Jones finished the year with 47 receptions for 676 yards and two touchdowns.

Throughout the 2009 season, Jones remained third on the depth chart, behind longtime veterans Donald Driver and Greg Jennings.

In 2009, Jones caught 32 passes, had 440 receiving yards, and scored 5 touchdowns.

Jones added 3 receptions, 50 yards, and 1 touchdown in Green Bay's Wild Card playoff overtime loss against the Arizona Cardinals.

In 2010, Jones finished the season with 50 receptions for 679 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He scored 2 touchdowns in the 2010–11 NFL Playoffs, one in the Wild Card against the Philadelphia Eagles and another in the Divisional Round against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Packers would go on to win Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers, with Jones catching 5 passes for 50 yards in Green Bay's 31–25 win.

After winning Super Bowl XLV in 2011, Jones autographed and gave his game-worn jersey to Larrea, saying he would not have achieved what he did without him.

Jones became a free agent in 2011.

During the off season, it was widely speculated that Jones would seek a higher salary with another team.

However, he signed a three-year contract to remain with the Packers on July 31.

In 2011, Jones accumulated 38 catches, 635 receiving yards, and scored 7 touchdowns.

In 2012, Jones started all 16 regular season games for the first time in his career.

He ended the season with a career-high 64 receptions, 784 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns.

His 14 touchdown receptions led the entire NFL.

On October 14, 2012, Jones caught two touchdown passes for the third consecutive game against the Houston Texans, tying a franchise record established by Don Hutson in 1943.

On December 16, against the Chicago Bears, Jones had three touchdown catches in a game for the first time in his career.