Nobody is harder on veteran running back Aaron Jones than himself. Except maybe his mom Vurgess. A snapshot of that came last month as the Vikings celebrated a 30-27 overtime win over the Chicago ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones said after his latest two-fumble game against the Arizona Cardinals, his mom was calling for him to get benched. The Pro Bowl running back has struggled ...

“I was like ‘Damn, Mom. I kind of didn’t know what to say. â But itâ s what I need; my mom being hard on me. That was my dad for so many years,” Jones said of his father, Alvin, who died ...

Aaron Jones, 30, has been battling a season-long fumbling nightmare. His mother, Vurgess Jones, emerged as his harshest critic after his fourth consecutive game with ball security issues.

Jones' mother, Vurgess Jones, told her son following Sunday's comeback win over Arizona that coaches were right to bench him after another fumble -- his third consecutive game with a flub.

he tells PEOPLE courtesy of the USO Aaron Jones will never forget the day his mom, Vurgess, left for her deployment to a military base in Kuwait in 2003. The Minnesota Vikings star running back ...

Anytime I hear from my mom, it’s going to be worse.” Jones's mother Vurgess wasn't having his explanations either. “I was like, ‘Ah, you know, I gotta learn from it,’” he added.

Born to Alvin Jones Sr. and Vurgess Jones, both of whom served as non-commissioned officers in the U.S. Army, Aaron grew up with strong values of commitment and perseverance. His father ...

He then looked to sideline and saw his mother Vurgess. “She was tearing up,” Jones said while hinting that he got pretty close himself. “I was like, “Oh great Mom.'” Those emotions took ...

Nobody is harder on veteran running back Aaron Jones than himself. Except maybe his mom Vurgess. A snapshot of that came last month as the Minnesota Vikings celebrated a 30-27 overtime win over ...