EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso’s own Aaron Jones was selected Tuesday by the Green Bay Packers to represent the club in the NFL’s annual Walter Peyton NFL Man of the Year Award.
Jones, a standout running back at Burges High School, and then at UT El Paso, was named to the prestigious list Tuesday, with 31 other players from each NFL franchise.
Jones told Packers.com that 2021 had been a rough year, losing his father Alvin Jones, Sr., but that his dad’s spirit with him as he received word of his nomination.
As part of his outreach programs, Jones spends most of his time giving back to the communities that mean the most to him: El Paso and Green Bay.