Frisman Jackson

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Frisman Jackson
Seattle Seahawks
Position: Wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born: (1979-06-12) June 12, 1979 (age 44)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Chicago (IL) Morgan Park
College: Northern Illinois (1997–1999)
Western Illinois (2000–2001)
Undrafted: 2002
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:40
Receiving yards:490
Receiving average:12.2
Receiving TDs:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Frisman Jackson (born June 12, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is the wide receivers coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as a wide receivers coach at Baylor, Temple, NC State, Northern Illinois, Akron, and Western Illinois. Jackson also previously served as a wide receivers coach for the Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Western Illinois and signed as an undrafted free agent with Cleveland Browns in 2002.

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Early life

Jackson, a South Side Chicago native, played high school football at Morgan Park High School on Chicago, [1] where he played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track. He was an All-City and All-State quarterback in 1997. Jackson is considered by many to be one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the Chicago Public League.

Playing career

College

Jackson is considered to be one of the best wide receivers to play at Western Illinois University. He holds single-game school records for both receptions (14) and yards (286.) During his college career he was also the team's starting quarterback through his junior year, where he holds the school's single-game rushing record among quarterbacks, with 109 yards. As a senior wide receiver, he caught 55 balls for 1,047 yards. Prior to playing at Western, Jackson was enrolled at Northern Illinois University as a quarterback. In 1997, Jackson became the first true freshman to start a football game at NIU since 1979 when he started against Kansas State, and he would go on to start 7 more games that year.

National Football League

Cleveland Browns

In 2002, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent out of Western Illinois University. Jackson played in five NFL seasons from 2002–2006 for the Cleveland Browns. Had 40 career catches for 490 yards and 1 touchdown.

New York Jets

In January 2007 he signed as a free agent with the New York Jets, but was released shortly before the season began.

Coaching career

Western Illinois

In 2008, Jackson began his coaching career as a wide receivers coach at Western Illinois University.

Akron

In 2010, Jackson was hired as a wide receivers coach at the University of Akron.

Northern Illinois

In 2012, Jackson was hired as a wide receivers coach at Northern Illinois University.

NC State

In 2013, Jackson was hired as a wide receivers coach at North Carolina State University.

Temple

In 2015, Jackson was hired as a wide receivers coach at Temple University. [2] [3]

Tennessee Titans

In January 2017, Jackson was hired by the Tennessee Titans as their wide receivers coach under head coach Mike Mularkey. [4] [5]

Baylor

In 2018, Jackson was hired as a wide receivers coach at Baylor University.

Carolina Panthers

On January 16, 2020, Jackson was hired by the Carolina Panthers as their wide receivers coach, reuniting with head coach Matt Rhule. [6] [7]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On February 8 the Pittsburgh Steelers hired Jackson as their Wide Receivers coach [8]

Personal life

Jackson earned undergraduate and master's degrees from Western Illinois University. He and his wife Lindsey, also a Western Illinois University grad, have two kids. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Frisman Jackson Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine , database Football. Accessed August 30, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Temple hires Frisman Jackson as wide receivers coach". 11 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Frisman Jackson – Football Coach". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. ↑ "Titans hire wide receivers coach, special teams assistant | Pro32: Head to Head". pro32.ap.org. Archived from the original on 2017-01-17.
  5. ↑ "1-on-1 with Wide Receivers Coach Frisman Jackson". www.tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  6. ↑ "Carolina Panthers". www.panthers.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  7. ↑ Crabtree, Curtis (2020-01-17). "Report: Frisman Jackson, Evan Cooper following Matt Rhule to Carolina". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  8. ↑ "Ike Hilliard Out; Frisman Jackson in". 8 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "NC State Frisman Jackson announcement". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22.
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