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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Santa Clara, California | June 17, 1977||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Milpitas (CA) | ||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||
Undrafted: | 1999 | ||||
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Lenzie Maurice Jackson (born June 17, 1977) is a retired National Football League kick returner and Arena Football League wide receiver/defensive back. [1]
Jackson attended Milpitas High School in Milpitas, California and was a letterman in football and track & field.
Jackson played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. [2]
Jackson played in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars (1999), the Cleveland Browns (2000), and the Pittsburgh Steelers (2001–2002). [1] He played in the AFL for the Carolina Cobras (2004), the Columbus Destroyers (2005), and the Los Angeles Avengers (2006–2007). [3]
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