Giants WR Homer Jones, inventor of the spike, dies at 82

Former New York Giants wide receiver Homer Jones, the first player to spike the football after a touchdown, died Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 82.

The big-play wideout is still the NFL's all-time leader with a career average of 22.3 yards per catch.

Jones caught 224 passes for 4,986 yards and 36 touchdowns in 87 games (59 starts) with the Giants (1964-69) and Cleveland Browns (1970).

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