Malik Jackson (linebacker)

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Malik Jackson
Personal information
Born: (1985-06-10) June 10, 1985 (age 39)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Dunwoody (GA)
College: Louisville
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 2008
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Malik Jackson (born June 10, 1985) is a former professional American and Canadian football linebacker. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals.

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Jackson was a member of the Oakland Raiders, Albany Firebirds, Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks.

Early years

Jackson was born on June 10, 1985, in Brooklyn, New York. [1] He attended Dunwoody High School in Georgia for four years. During his senior season, he totaled 93 tackles, two tackles for losses and four forced fumbles. [1] During high school Jackson played at defensive back. [1]

College career

Jackson played for the Louisville Cardinals for his collegiate career.

As a freshman in 2004 he appeared in 11 games mostly on special teams and recorded eight tackles. [1] Against Army he recorded a career-high three tackles and added two against Cincinnati. [1]

During his sophomore season in 2005, Jackson played in all 12 games and had career high 30 tackles. [1] Jackson made four tackles in his first collegiate start against North Carolina. [1] He added seven tackles which became his career high against Oregon State and then two against Kentucky. [1]

In 2006, as a junior he played in all of the Cardinals 13 games which included the Orange Bowl. [1] He ranked third on the team with 57 tackles and second in the Big East in sacks and tackles for a loss. [1] Jackson led Louisville in sacks with nine and tackles for a loss with 16. [1] In the Orange Bowl, he had four tackles and two for a loss, also recording a sack and a fumble recovery. [1] The fumble recovery came with 1:55 left in the second half and was considered controversial as to whether Kenneth Moore of Wake Forest's knee had hit the ground. [2] His fumble recovery was also the first of his Louisville career. [1] After the season, he was named to the second-team All-Big East team. [1]

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Jackson signed as an undrafted free agent with the Oakland Raiders on April 28, 2008. [3] [4] He was released on August 12. [4] [5] During his stint with the Raiders he was listed as a linebacker. [3]

Albany Firebirds

Jackson signed with the Albany Firebirds in 2009. On May 9, Jackson debuted with Albany and recorded a team high three pass breakups and four tackles. [6] While with Albany, Jackson played both defensive back and linebacker. [6]

Calgary Stampeders

Jackson signed with the Calgary Stampeders on May 13, 2009, as a linebacker. [4] [7] He was released on July 8, [8] but re-signed the next day to Calgary's practice roster. [8] In his first appearance of the 2009 Calgary Stampeders season, Jackson recorded one special teams tackle. [9] In a 44–9 victory over the Toronto Argonauts in Week 3, Jackson was runner-up for the league's defensive player of the week award (behind teammate Dwaine Carpenter) after recording six tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble. [10] Malik Jackson spent 5 seasons (2009 through 2013) with the Stampeders, totalling 214 tackles, 26 special teams tackles, 11 sacks, 2 interceptions, 7 fumble recoveries and 2 defensive touchdowns. Jackson suffered a broken arm in the 2013 CFL season, which caused him to only play in 2 games that season. In the off-season Jackson was not re-signed by the Stampedes and became a free agent on February 11, 2014.

Ottawa Redblacks

On February 12, 2014, Jackson signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League. [11]

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  2. ↑ "Louisville downs Wake Forest to capture Orange Bowl". January 3, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
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  6. 1 2 "Albany Looks to Make it Three-Straight Wins Vs. Manchester". Our Sports Central. May 13, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Stamps add three D-linemen". Our Sports Central. May 13, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  8. 1 2 "July 2009 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Malik Jackson". Players. CFL.ca. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010.
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  11. ↑ RedBlacks sign former Stampeder LB Jackson
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