Arthur Jones , a former NFL defensive tackle and a member of the Baltimore Ravens ' Super Bowl XLVII winning team, has died, according to a statement by the Ravens released Friday. His cause of death was not announced. He was 39.

A two-time First-Team All-Big East selection at Syracuse, Jones was chosen by the Ravens in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft and wound up becoming an integral piece of their Super Bowl XLVII-winning defense. In the Super Bowl, Jones sacked San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick just before a power outage occurred in the Superdome, and he was also credited with a fumble recovery. The Ravens won the game 34-31, giving Jones his first and only Super Bowl ring.

Jones would play for the Ravens until the end of his rookie contract, as he wo

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