One of Super Bowl LI's Best Storylines Has Already Been Written
Blue bracelet worn by Julio Jones pays tribute to the memory of Alabama high school student Savoy Jones
It’s an eerie and seemingly predestined coincidence. When Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Julio Jones takes to the field Sunday for Super Bowl LI, wearing a bracelet honoring the memory of Savoy Jones, it will mark four years exactly since the 15-year-old Alabama high school student died in Dothan.
Local paper the Dothan Eagle covered the Emmanuel Christian student’s untimely Feb. 5, 2013 passing, which came about shortly after he collapsed on a basketball court. Today, on page D1, the paper shares a feature about how Julio Jones came to wear the bracelet.
Savoy’s parents presented the keepsake to the wide receiver following a recent regular season game, but it was only when they saw a photo of the NFC Championship trophy presentation that they realized the bracelet was being worn by the NFL athlete:
Chris and Sophia’s daughter, Christina, was a University of Alabama football hostess for recruits when Julio Jones was a...
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