Height: 6-0
Weight: 210
College: Florida State
Position: S
No: 28
| Defensive | ||||||||||||||
| TACKLES | SACKS | INT | INT YDS | FORCED FUMBLES | FUMBLE RECOVERY | |||||||||
| 9.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Born: 7/28/1977
Hometown: Quincy, Florida
Professional: Jackson was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL draft, number 113 overall, by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1999; spent four seasons on the Tampa Bay roster, starting every game in 2002, helping the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl appearance; earned Super Bowl MVP honors in Super Bowl XXXVII for Tampa Bay in their 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in which Jackson had two interceptions; signed a free agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals in 2003 and spent two seasons on their roster; was released by Arizona in October 2004 after spending time on the injured reserve with a back injury; returned to Tampa Bay for the 2005 and 2006 seasons; signed by the Cincinnati Bengals prior to the 2006 season and spent three seasons on their roster; was placed on injured reserve by Bengals in October 2008 ending his season and was released from the team in March 2009; has 433 career tackles, 17 career interceptions and five career sacks.
College: As a senior, Jackson helped lead Florida State to the 1998 Fiesta Bowl where they watched Tennessee win 23-16 and claim the National Championship; named an All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection after his junior season; finished his Florida State career with 194 tackles and 7 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and blocked 4 field goals.
Personal: Jackson attended Shanks High School in Quincy, Fla. where he played football, basketball and was a member of the track and field team; earned First Team 4A All-State honors in football and was recognized as one of the nation’s top football prospects by USA Today and Super Prep; was the Florida State Champion in the 300 intermediate hurdles and runner-up in the 110 high hurdles as a junior; studied Human Science at Florida State University; he and his wife Tina have two daughters, Jazmine and Daisia.
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