Aaron Jones scored a touchdown in his debut with the Vikings during a Week 1 matchup against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. He bounced outside, won a footrace to the pylon, and jumped into the stands to celebrate.
Maybe a force of habit. After spending nearly a decade with the rival Green Bay Packers to start his career, Jones has gotten pretty used to Lambeau Leap. The touchdown celebration might be the NFL’s most iconic.
Now that Jones is with the Vikings he plans to keep the tradition going. Except instead of calling it the Lambeau Leap, he will be calling it the Bank Vault. The play on words is a direct reference to where the Vikings play home games.
“The Bank is open on Sundays,” Jones said with a laugh. “Yessir.”
He almost got to unveil during a Week 2 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers at U.S. Bank Stadium.
After catching a screen pass from veteran quarterback Sam Darnold in the flat, Jones weaved his way through the open field and closed in on the end zone. As he lowered his shoulder near the goal line, 49ers star linebacker Fred Warner jarred the ball loose with a perfectly placed punch.
“It was tough,” Jones said. “Just came up a little short.”
Though he praised Warner for making an incredible play near the the goal line, Jones also took accountability for his own actions, emphasizing that importance of ball security in that moment.
“I can’t let that happen,” Jones said. “It’s my job to take care of the ball and it won’t happen again.”
The next chance for Jones bust out his touchdown celebration will come during a Week 3 matchup against the Houston Texans at U.S. Bank Stadium.
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