Jacoby Jones passes conditioning test

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/25/jacoby-jones-passes-conditioning-test/

 

After spending part of his offseason working on his dance moves, Jacoby Jones now has his football legs back.

The Ravens wide receiver passed his conditioning test on his second try, and will be activated from the non-football injury list, according to Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun.

Players have to complete a series of sprints in a prescribed time, and Jones wasn’t able to do that upon reporting to camp. Coach John Harbaugh said he expected Jones to pass it quickly.

“I would never make any excuses for him,” Harbaugh said. “He should pass it, but he’s battling. We’ll see, it’s up to him. It’s his job to do. That’s the facts. Facts are stubborn things.”

Jones made a number of big plays for the Ravens during the Super Bowl run, but has a chance to make more, with the door open for him to win the No. 2 receiver job. Now that he’s in shape to qualify for practice, those chances improved.

 

 

[oldno82]

So that was a tempest in a teapot.

[Oldschool739]

You had to know there was nothing to that because of the kind of athlete JJ is....I figured he was goofing off and Harbs didn't like it...

Keepin' em in check is what he gets paid for.....

 

Gooooo Ravens.....REPEAT !!!!

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/26/jacoby-jones-was-able-to-cram-for-his-test/

Jacoby Jones was able to cram for his test

Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones might not have had his wind back when he came to camp, but his sense of humor is intact.

Jones said he knew he’d eventually pass the Ravens pre-camp conditioning test, just like he knew he’d eventually get through his college entrance exams.

“I took it just about like when I took the ACT,” Jones said, via Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun. “Eventually, I passed it.”

Apparently, doing the cha-cha on “Dancing with the Stars” didn’t have him ready for the series of sprints he had to complete in a prescribed time, but he hit his mark on the second try.

“Nobody likes running just for the heck of it,” Jones said. “It is what it is. You have to take care of your business, and I should have knocked it out on the first time.”

Now that he’s caught up, he has a chance to win a bigger role in the Ravens offense.