El Paso NFL star Aaron Jones mourns death of father
![Aaron Jones and his father, Alvin, share an emotional moment together.](https://kvia.b-cdn.net/2021/04/jones-father.jpg)
EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso native and NFL star Aaron Jones is mourning the death of his father, Alvin Jones, Sr., saying his "heart (is) torn into a million pieces."
The Green Bay Packers star running back, and former UTEP standout, disclosed his father's passing in a social media post on Wednesday.
"Can’t even imagine game days without you by my side, haven’t missed a game in 9 years and it scares me to think about it but I know you (now) have the best seat in the stadium," Aaron Jones wrote in the post.
The circumstances of Alvin Jones, Sr.'s death were not immediately known.