Marquis Ferrod Jackson (born January 11, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive lineman. He played college football at Texas Southern and Portland State. Jackson signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
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| Born: | January 11, 1990 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Birmingham | ||||||||||||
| College: | Texas Southern, Portland State | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
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College career
editTexas Southern
editJackson was selected to the first-team All-Southwest Athletic Conference in 2010 and 2011. Also Jackson was a member of the 2010 SWAC Champion team while at Texas Southern. Jackson made 111 tackles, 13 sacks and forced five fumbles while at Texas Southern University. He was initiated into the Tau Epsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi while at Texas Southern.[1]
Portland State
editJackson transferred to Portland State in 2012.[2]
Professional career
editMinnesota Vikings
editIn May 2013, Jackson signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL draft.[1] In August 2013, Jackson was released.[3][4]
Portland Thunder
editIn 2014, Jackson signed with Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League.
Chicago Bears
editOn June 16, 2016, Jackson signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears.[5] On August 4, 2016, Jackson was waived by the Bears.
BC Lions
editJackson signed with the BC Lions on February 21, 2017.[6] He was released on June 13, 2017.[7]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Marquis Jackson keeps his football dreams alive". signalscv.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ "Marquis Jackson". goviks.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "Vikings cut Lawrence Jackson". nationalfootballpost.com. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Lawrence Jackson among Vikings' cuts". nbcsports.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ Biggs, Brad (June 16, 2016). "Bears sign tight end Tony Moeaki, DL Marquis Jackson". USA Today. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "BC LIONS SIGN DEFENSIVE LINE FOURSOME". bclions.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Lions cut Jones, Jackson and Wallace". tsn.ca. June 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
External links
edit- Arena Football bio Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Portland State bio
- Texas Southern bio[permanent dead link]
- Minnesota Vikings bio Archived 2016-07-23 at the Wayback Machine