Deacon Jones' death stirs tributes from around NFL

I lost a good friend and mentor. We will miss him greatly. Irreplaceable. RIP Deacon. - Jack

— Jack Youngblood (@theblood85) June 4, 2013

God is assembling one heck of a pass rush in heaven with the likes of R.White, D. Thomas, D.Jones as well as many other greats! RIP #Deacon

— Greg Jennings (@GregJennings) June 4, 2013

When Deacon Jones came to Rams Park to address the team. The entire team was at attention to hear what he had to say.#DeaconJones

— Torry Holt (@BigGame81) June 4, 2013

RIP Deacon Jones. The SACK king. We all salute u, especially those of us who rush the passer! Thanks for paving the way. #Respect #Admire

— Jason Taylor (@JasonTaylor) June 4, 2013

#RIP Deacon Jones - talk about a BEAST...

— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) June 4, 2013

Lost a Legend... But All Legends Play In Heaven. #restinparadise #DeaconJones

— Chance Warmack (@chancewarmack) June 4, 2013

Reflecting & HONORING a true warrior & legend Deacon Jones. Thank you for blazing the trail so we all could soar. Your legacy lives forever

— Steven Jackson (@sj39) June 4, 2013

My condolences 2 fam/friends of Rams great Deacon Jones! We appreciate ur contribution 2 game & person u were off the field! #restwJesus

— Kurt Warner (@kurt13warner) June 4, 2013

RIP Deacon Jones. The original "Sack Master"

— Justin Tuck (@JustinTuck) June 4, 2013

Got a lot of respect for Deacon Jones, the sackmaster. My prayers go out to him & family.

— Darrelle Revis (@Revis24) June 4, 2013

R.I.P. Deacon Jones. One of the best to ever play the game. #SackMaster

— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June 4, 2013

#Rip Deacon Jones you paved the way for guys like myself, played the game like it should have been played and told it like it was #NFL

— Shawne Merriman (@shawnemerriman) June 4, 2013

RIP Deacon Jones. legendary player & storyteller. kicked a PAT in his last regular season game. Holder? Joe Theismann

— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) June 4, 2013

Farewell, DEACON JONES, author of the "QB sack." An all-time superstar and a big help in making this sport as popular as it is.

— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) June 4, 2013

My thoughts and prayers to the family of Deacon Jones. He was a great man on & off the field and will be missed.

— Eric Dickerson (@EricDickerson) June 4, 2013

RIP to my friend, mentor and idol Mr. Deacon Jones. Was always there for me from the beginning and led the way for all if us DE's! #headslap

— Michael Strahan (@michaelstrahan) June 4, 2013

I awake to the worst news in a while, David "Deacon" Jones is gone home! #SackMaster

— Warren Sapp (@WarrenSapp) June 4, 2013

The @nfl has lost a true legend in Deacon Jones. He truly changed the culture and way the games played. #RIP pic.twitter.com/KkWROG0WZL

— Felix Jones 2 (@felixjones28) June 4, 2013

"@MikeSilver: Quick, let's name the football players who were better than deacon jones: RIP" luke knows

— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) June 4, 2013

#RIP to the GREAT Deacon Jones! #pioneer

— Sidney Rice (@sidneyrice) June 4, 2013

One of the most respected players that I always admired and respected. RIP Deacon Jones.

— Andre Carter (@mr_carter93) June 4, 2013

RIP LEGEND #SALUTE RT @nfl: Deacon Jones, master of the QB sack, dies at 74: http://t.co/3N3lfLEXbv

— Brendon Ayanbadejo (@brendon310) June 4, 2013

RIP to Deacon Jones, one of the best to ever play in the NFL.

— Brandon Carr (@BCarr39) June 4, 2013

RIP Deacon Jones. First time I meet him I was nervous. But, a Pleasure spending time with the legend. Fantastic career, amazing tales!

— Jamal Anderson (@jamthedirtybird) June 4, 2013

Life is too short appreciate every minute cherish moments and most of all don't ever waste a snap there all precious R.I.P Deacon Jones#rams

— Cortland Finnegan (@CortFinnegan) June 4, 2013

A tremendously sad day for our Rams family with the passing of Deacon Jones. Revered on & off the field, a legend who redefined the game.

— Kevin Demoff (@kdemoff) June 4, 2013