Packers’ Aaron Jones Qualifies for Cornhole World Championships

He is the third football player to earn a spot in the finals.

Aaron Jones is one of the best running backs in the league, but his athletic attributes don’t stop on the football field. On Friday, the Packers star came in first place at the American Cornhole League preliminary tournament at Summerfest, meaning he earned a spot in the Superhole IV championship in South Carolina.

Jones and his partner, professional cornholer Yetty Irwan, won two matches Friday night, first defeating Spice Adams and pro David Morse and then taking down Nikki Garcia and pro Eric Zocklein.

The pair became the seventh of what will be eight preliminary champions, and Jones joined Vikings running back Alexander Mattison and Bills defensive tackle Tim Settle Jr. as NFL players in the championship. Red Sox slugger Justin Turner and former track-and-field star Sanya Richards-Ross are other athletes who made the championship, alongside celebrities Vinny Guadagnino and Paige Hathaway.

Aaron Jones won the celebrity cornhole tournament this weekend in Milwaukee at Summerfest and now advances to the cornhole world championship in South Carolina @Showtyme_33 | #ATHLETE🏆 pic.twitter.com/fSpmGdxjL0

— Hogg (@HoggNFL) July 9, 2023

49ers quarterback Sam Darnold won the first iteration of the tournament in 2020, while former quarterback Doug Flutie won each of the last two. The Superhole IV Championship is scheduled for August 4 but Packers training camp is set to begin the last week of July.