How James Jones Found His Way Home

November 5, 2015   ·   Dan Pompei   ·   Jump to comments

James Jones stood there on 3rd-and-3, split out left, waiting for the snap on the Packers' second series of the season. It had been just seven days since the 31-year-old rejoined his old team, and he was still living out of a suitcase. Supposedly, he was going to be a bit player. 
At the snap, he took an outside release on Bears cornerback Alan Ball, then turned to face Aaron Rodgers in the left corner of the end zone. He leaped high and inside of Ball and brought in a perfect pass with his left hand for a 13-yard touchdown. He knelt for a moment of thanks, took a butt slap from James Starks and did a bash with Randall Cobb.
And just like that, Jones was home again. He was home in a uniform he wore for seven seasons. Home surrounded by teammates he considered brothers. Home in a place that has embraced him in a way he never had been embraced before.
In March 2014, home was looking smaller and smaller in the window of an airplane as Jones and his wife, Tamika, flew h...

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