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Packers running back Aaron Jones planning end-zone tribute to his late father

GREEN BAY – He was a fixture in the end zone stands before Green Bay Packers games. Alvin Jones Sr. would arrive hours early, park himself in the bleachers, watching his son warm up.

Aaron Jones would go about his business on the field, but he always had time for Dad. Before kickoff, the Packers running back would trot over to those stands, sharing a quick moment with his father.

“I always get the look in his eyes,” Alvin Sr. told PackersNews in 2019 as his son was becoming a breakout star. “That means he’s ready to roll.