Personal
Jones grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he was one of ten children. He attended Emsley A. Laney High School, the alma mater of Michael Jordan. Jones also spent a year at Fork Union Military Academy. He has one son, Tyleke, whom he fathered when he was 14. Jones spends time in the off-season mentoring troubled youth in his home town of Wilmington, and spends time during the season with young fans who have special needs.
While Jones was with the Eskimos, he acquired the nickname 'Batman' after an incident in which he chased down and apprehended a mugger who had stolen a woman's purse. Jones said of the incident, "God just put me in a good place where I could help someone. He knows what kind of heart I have."
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