On Wednesday, former Packers wide receiver James Jones announced his retirement from the NFL.
Jones, a third-round pick by the Packers in the 2007 NFL Draft and the only wide receiver drafted by general manager Ted Thompson in the third round, played a crucial role in many different Packers offenses during his nine-year career.
After tumultuous early beginnings in which Jones and his mother lived in homeless shelters in California, Jones starred in basketball, track and football at Gunderson High School in San Jose, California.
San Jose is where he would stay, eventually playing for four years at San Jose State University and helping his draft stock skyrocket after a monster senior season that helped him land with the Packers and the Brett Favre-led offense in Favre's final year in Green Bay.