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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...