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Calvert Hall Hires Jacoby Jones As Wide Receiver Coach
A private school in Towson hired a Super Bowl champion for its coaching staff.

TOWSON, MD — A high school in Towson has added a retired Ravens player and Super Bowl champion to its coaching staff. Jacoby Jones is the wide receivers coach for Calvert Hall College.
Calvert Hall shared a photo of Jones with Calvert Hall Cardinals Coach Josh Ward on the football field Tuesday afternoon on the school's Facebook page.
Jones, 36, had been a wide receivers coach as recently as last year at his alma mater, Lane College in Tennessee, according to Bleacher Report.
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He played for the Ravens from 2012 to 2015, during which time he helped Baltimore to its 2013 Super Bowl win.
Among his career highlights are a touchdown known as the "Mile High Miracle," after Jones received a 70-yard pass from quarterback Joe Flacco in the divisional playoffs in Denver and a 108-yard punt return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers, according to BaltimoreRavens.com.
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While public schools remain all virtual in Baltimore County, Calvert Hall started back in person at 50 percent capacity this week, with the remainder of instruction taking place online in a hybrid model.
State officials have said fall sports practices may begin in Maryland Wednesday, Oct. 7, and competition can commence Oct. 27.
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