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| Born: | January 11, 1990 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Birmingham | ||||||||||||
| College: | Texas Southern, Portland State | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
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Marquis Ferrod Jackson (born January 11, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive lineman. He played college football at Texas Southern and Portland State. Jackson signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Jackson was selected to the first-team All-Southwest Athletic Conference in 2010 and 2011. Also Jackson was a member of the 2010 SWAC Champion team while at Texas Southern. Jackson made 111 tackles, 13 sacks and forced five fumbles while at Texas Southern University. He was initiated into the Tau Epsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi while at Texas Southern. [1]
Jackson transferred to Portland State in 2012. [2]
In May 2013, Jackson signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL draft. [1] In August 2013, Jackson was released. [3] [4]
In 2014, Jackson signed with Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League.
On June 16, 2016, Jackson signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears. [5] On August 4, 2016, Jackson was waived by the Bears.
Jackson signed with the BC Lions on February 21, 2017. [6] He was released on June 13, 2017. [7]