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Packers' Aaron Jones Lost Chain Carrying Father's Ashes in End Zone After TD vs Lions

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones wore a football chain that contained his father's ashes during Monday's game against the Detroit Lions, but he lost it after scoring a touchdown.

Jones revealed as much after the game during an ESPN interview (h/t Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette) and said the grounds crew had not yet found it.

"If there was any place to lose it, I know that's where my dad would want me to lose it," he said. "I know he's smiling."

Jones' father, Alvin Jones Sr.