Jamaal Jackson
| No. 67 Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Center | |
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| Date of birth: May 8, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Miami, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 330 lb (150 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Delaware State | |
| Undrafted in 2003 | |
| Debuted in 2005 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Games played | 84 |
| Games started | 72 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Jamaal Jackson (born May 8, 1980) is an American football offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Delaware State.
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[edit] College career
Jackson played college football at Delaware State.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Philadelphia Eagles
After going undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft, Jackson was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent.
In the 2005 season he earned the starting job at center after Hank Fraley went down with an injury. He started all eight remaining games that season. He signed a seven-year extension with the Eagles on July 20, 2006. Jackson and Fraley appeared on the cover of the August 14, 2006 issue of Sports Illustrated, as they were in a battle for the starting center job—a rare feat for an offensive lineman. Jackson eventually beat out Fraley for the job when Fraley was traded to the Cleveland Browns.
Jackson started in every game for the Eagles from 2006–2008 after winning the starting job from Fraley.
After starting in the first 15 games in 2009, Jackson suffered a knee injury during a week 16 game against the Denver Broncos, which prevented him from playing in most of the game. Nick Cole replaced him at center.[1] The knee injury turned out to be a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which kept Jackson from playing the rest of the year.[2] He was placed on injured reserve on December 29.[3] Jackson was placed on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list at the beginning of training camp on July 26, 2010.[4] He was activated on August 15.[5]
Jackson was injured in the Eagles' season opener on September 12, 2010 against the Green Bay Packers and left the game. It was later revealed that he suffered a torn triceps, and would be out the remainder of the 2010 season.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on September 13.
[edit] Personal
Jackson's brother, Jervonte, is a free agent defensive tackle.
[edit] References
- ^ McPherson, Chris (December 27, 2009). "Cole Steps Up After Jackson's Injury". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=19865. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Wulf, Bo (December 28, 2009). "C Jackson Out For Year With Torn ACL". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=19885. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (December 29, 2009). "Jackson Placed On Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=19901. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (July 26, 2010). "Reid: Three To Start On PUP List". philadelphiaeagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=21383. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Wulf, Bo (August 15, 2010). "Herremans, Jackson Activated From PUP". philadelphiaeagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=21590. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ "Reid updates Eagles' injury woes; Weaver, Jackson done for season". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. September 13, 2010. http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/nflnews.asp?articleID=287358. Retrieved 2010-09-13.[dead link]
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Hank Fraley |
Philadelphia Eagles Starting Centers 2005-2009 |
Succeeded by Nick Cole |
