Marlin Jackson

For the similarly named former Jackson 5 member and brother of Michael Jackson, see Marlon Jackson.

Marlin Jackson

Marlin Jackson in December 2010.
No. --     Free Agent
Free safety
Personal information
Date of birth: June 30, 1983 (1983-06-30)
Place of birth: Sharon, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Weight: 196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29
Debuted in 2005 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2005–2009) Philadelphia Eagles (2010)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLI) Consensus All-American (2004)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009
Tackles	284
Sacks	0.5
INTs	4
Stats at NFL.com

Marlin Tyrell Jackson (born June 30, 1983) is an American football cornerback and free safety who formerly played for the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL), and is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Michigan, and was recognized as an All-American. The Indianapolis Colts selected him in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Early years

As a graduate of Sharon High School (Tigers) in 2001, Jackson was the Pennsylvania player of the year and picked for USA today's all American first team. He earned all-state honors as senior and was Prep Football Report All-American choice. He played in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game on December 30, 2000. His high school career stats are as follows: 281 career tackles, 19 stops for losses, three sacks, seven FF, three FR and 18 interceptions, including four touchdown returns was 15-330, 5 TDs rushing and 57-1,026, 18 TDs receiving.

College career

Jackson attended the University of Michigan, where he played for the Michigan Wolverines football team. He was a team captain, an All-Big Ten selection, and an All-American for the Wolverines in both 2003 and 2004.

Jackson finished his career second all-time among Michigan players in pass breakups. During his senior year, opposing coaches and quarterbacks, concerned at Jackson's interception and pass break-up ability, threw less than 14% of their passes in his direction.

Professional career

Pre-draft measureables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 1 in	198 lb	4.52 s	1.57 s	2.64 s	3.96 s	6.95 s	36 in	10 ft 5 in	23 rep
All values from 2005 NFL Scouting Combine

Indianapolis Colts

Jackson was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 29th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft. As an NFL rookie he had 52 tackles and one interception. Marlin played mostly in passing situations with one start in 15 games. In his second season, he had 82 tackles and 1 interception. He started at safety in place of the injured Bob Sanders. Marlin's career high was a 14 tackle performance against the Houston Texans.

On January 21, 2007, Jackson intercepted New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady with 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship Game to seal the Colts' 38-34 victory and send them to Super Bowl XLI against the Chicago Bears, which they subsequently won.

On October 30, 2008, Jackson injured his knee during practice. Marlin had surgery to repair the damage and missed the remainder of the 2008 season. Yahoo! Sports delivered an update on his status on June 25 saying that he "looks to be making strong progress from midseason knee surgery."

On March 5, 2010, Jackson was declared a free agent after he was non-tendered by the Colts.

Philadelphia Eagles

Jackson was signed to a two-year, $6 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 10, 2010. He will be converted from cornerback to free safety.

Jackson suffered a right Achilles tendon rupture in a mini-camp practice on June 1. He was placed on the injured reserve list on June 10.

Jackson was released on September 3, 2011, during final roster cuts.

Personal

His older brother Elmarko Jackson was a running back for Temple University. He was involved in an incident which made headlines in 2000 when he was stabbed several times on campus after an argument with another student.

Legal trouble

Jackson was charged with felonious assault in the summer of 2003. A 26-year-old man accused Jackson of striking him in the right eye with a bottle on June 1, requiring 17 stitches, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

On February 19, 2009, Jackson won the civil lawsuit regarding this incident. Not only did the jury find Jackson not liable for any damages, they rejected the claim that he attacked the plaintiff with a bottle, found the plaintiff liable for defamation and malicious prosecution, and awarded Jackson $225,000 in damages.

External links

• Philadelphia Eagles bio
• Indianapolis Colts bio