He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning third-team All-American honors in 1993.
In his only season with the Packers, they won Super Bowl XXXI against the New England Patriots.
[2] His best single-game performance came as a redshirt freshman on November 9, 1991, against Kansas when Jones ran the ball 27 times for 294 yards and six touchdowns, including a 69-yard scoring run.
[5] On January 22, 2025, Omaha Police Department officers responded to Jones' home to assist firefighters with a natural gas odor.
He was using a generator in lieu of a malfunctioning furnace, and officials said the circumstances of his death were indicative of carbon monoxide poisoning.