Tony Jones, an offensive lineman twice the Super Bowl champion, died on Friday. He was 54 years old.
Jones played 13 seasons in the NFL from 1988 to 2000 and was part of the Denver Broncos’ champion teams in the late 1990s.
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He blocked for future Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway while on his way to solidifying his first-rate NFL career.
Jones was not cast when he joined the league during the 1988 season. He made his debut with the Cleveland Browns at 22, playing four games. He would be with the Browns and then the Baltimore Ravens before joining the Broncos for the 1997 season.
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He would make his first and only appearance in the Pro Bowl during the 1998 season. Denver won Super Bowls during the 1997 and 1998 seasons.
“He was an amazing guy, a really nice guy,” said Steve Atwater, Hall of Fame defender, through the Broncos team website. “Great football player – I mean, nasty. That’s the kind of guy you want to go to war with if you go to war. And we were really good friends. We lived in the same neighborhood when we lived in Georgia – we lived down there in Pão de Açúcar We had a very good friendship … He and another friend of mine, we had lunch just before I moved from Atlanta, took me to lunch. I always remember how nice he was, how great he was with your kids. A good guy, man. “
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The details behind Jones’ death were unclear.