Aaron Jones honors late father by becoming first player with 4 TDs on ‘Monday Night Football’ since 2000

Aaron Jones was instrumental within the Green Bay Packers‘ Week 2 35-17 win over the Detroit Lions, discovering the tip zone a jaw-dropping 4 occasions in the course of the prime-time contest. The veteran again tied the Lambeau Subject document for touchdowns and was the primary participant to whole 4 scores in a “Monday Evening Soccer” recreation since Marshall Faulk in 2000. 

“All of them,” he laughed when requested what his favourite landing on the night time was. “Effectively, truly, it is in all probability the primary one. I sort of saluted my dad — tapped my chest and pointed as much as him, so in all probability that one.”

Jones’ father, Alvin Jones Sr., died at the age of 57 back in April as a result of problems from COVID-19. Jones famous again within the spring that he was dedicating the remainder of his profession to his father. The 26-year-old was even carrying a necklace that carries a few of his father’s ashes in the course of the recreation. Nevertheless, Jones famous after the sport he misplaced it throughout one in all his touchdowns on Monday and the Packers grounds crew was at the moment looking out Lambeau Subject for it. 

“If there was anywhere to lose it, that is the place my dad would have wished me to lose it,” Jones stated. “I do know he is smiling.”

Jones completed with 115 yards from scrimmage together with these 4 scores (three receiving touchdowns and one speeding). 

“He is been by means of loads and he is an amazing human being,” Rodgers stated of Jones. “He provides loads to our workforce as a participant. He is simply an distinctive participant. I used to be teasing him at coaching camp when he missed just a few days in a row — simply totally different once you see the movie and No. 33 is again there. He is only a totally different kind of again, a particular participant, however the particular person can be a nice particular person.”

Jones and the Packers had been capable of earn their first win of the season in Week 2 and can now put together for a Week 3 matchup with the 49ers in San Francisco.