Dexter Lamar Jackson is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League.
Education
Jackson attended Florida State University and was a Human Science Major and a letterman in football. In football, he was named as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a junior, and he finished his college football career with 194 tackles, 7 interceptions, 16 passes defensed, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and blocked four field goals.
Career
He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. He also played for the Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals.
First stint with Buccaneers
Jackson was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round (113th overall) of the 1999 NFL draft.
He made his NFL debut versus the Denver Broncos. Jackson was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXVII, recording two interceptions.
His margin of victory for the award was the "fan vote" in which he gained four votes based on internet polling. Arizona Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a verbal agreement to sign Jackson.
However, he backed out at the last minute and signed with the Arizona Cardinals instead.
The Steelers then went to "Plan B" and drafted Troy Polamalu. Second stint with Buccaneers
Jackson rejoined the Buccaneers in 2004, and played with them until the end of the 2005 season. Cincinnati Bengals
Before the 2006 season Jackson signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent.
He played three seasons with the team before being released on March 6, 2009.
Florida Tuskers
Jackson finished his professional career with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. Jackson was among several former Buccaneers on the Tuskers" inaugural roster and played for the team for the 2009 season before retiring.
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