Tanard Jackson

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Tanard Jackson
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1985-07-21) July 21, 1985 (age 39)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland)
College: Syracuse
NFL draft: 2007  / Round: 4 / Pick: 106
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Totals tackles:239
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:6
Interceptions:10
Defensive touchdowns:2
Player stats at PFR

Tanard Ricardo Jackson (born July 21, 1985) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Syracuse and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Washington Redskins before being suspended indefinitely in July 2014 for being a repeat offender of the NFL's substance abuse policies during his career. Jackson is the only player in NFL history to record an interception against Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in his career.

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Early life

Jackson played high school football at Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland where he played running back and defensive back. During his senior year, he was named the team's MVP after totaling 1,132 rushing yards, 15 touchdowns, four interceptions, 78 tackles, and two sacks. He finished his career with 252 tackles, a school record 19 interceptions, 3,121 rushing yards, and 39 total touchdowns. [1]

College career

Jackson played his college football at Syracuse University. During his senior season, he was earned All-Big East Conference second-team honors. He finished his career with 165 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, and five interceptions.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jackson was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft. [2] Although he played cornerback while at Syracuse, the Bucs converted him to a free safety. He started all 16 games during his rookie season, recording 56 tackles, and two interceptions.

On September 22, 2010, he was suspended indefinitely by the NFL for a violation of their substance abuse policy. Because the suspension was Tanard's second violation (he missed the first four games in the previous season due to a violation), he was declared ineligible for reinstatement until September 22, 2011, ending his season after two games and 13 tackles. He was reinstated on October 11, 2011. [3]

On October 14, he was placed on the Buccaneers active roster. He made his season debut two days later against the New Orleans Saints [4] Jackson got a pick in his first game against the Saints at home during Week 6. A second interception came the following week against the Chicago Bears in London.

Jackson was released by the Buccaneers on April 10, 2012, after he failed to pass a physical. [5]

Washington Redskins

Jackson signed with the Washington Redskins on April 13, 2012. [6] [7] At the start of the training camp, he was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list due to a calf injury. [8] On July 30, 2012, he was cleared by a doctor to practice and taken off the PUP list. [9] On August 31, 2012, Jackson was suspended indefinitely for violating the league's substance policy. [10] After serving a year and a half long suspension, the NFL announced that Jackson would be officially reinstated on May 6, 2014. [11] The Redskins terminated Jackson's contract soon after, however Jackson would re-sign the next day. [12] [13] On July 9, 2014, he was suspended indefinitely for a second time for another violation of the NFL drug policy, [14] [15] and remained on the team's reserve list until being officially released on April 9, 2021. [16]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2007 TAM 1616565330.002260261313160
2008 TAM 16166959101.0112502532100
2009 TAM 12127160110.0358623582150
2010 TAM 228800.02000000000
2011 TAM 1010353230.01259043301130
5656239212271.07101962432756340

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2007 TAM 111100.00000010000
111100.00000010000

Notes

  1. ↑ Jackson was suspended indefinitely by the NFL in July 2014 and remained on the team's reserve/suspended list until his release in April 2021.

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References

  1. ↑ Mague, Anthony (April 1, 2003). "Jackson a rare find from small Maryland school". The Daily Orange.
  2. ↑ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Sports". ESPN.com. September 22, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Jackson Activated". Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bucs cut safety Tanard Jackson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers blog: Bucs Beat". Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Redskins sign Tanard Jackson". April 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ Campbell, Rich (April 13, 2012). "Redskins add secondary depth, sign FS Tanard Jackson". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  8. ↑ Jones, Mike (July 26, 2012). "Redskins training camp: Observations from Day 1". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  9. ↑ Maske, Mark (July 30, 2012). "Tanard Jackson must wait a few more days to start practicing". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  10. ↑ Hanzus, Dan (August 31, 2012). "Tanard Jackson of Redskins suspended indefinitely". NFL.com. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  11. ↑ Hanzus, Dan (May 5, 2014). "Redskins' Tanard Jackson set to be reinstated by NFL". NFL.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ Keim, John (May 6, 2014). "Redskins release Tanard Jackson". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  13. ↑ Keim, John (May 7, 2014). "Tanard Jackson back with Redskins". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  14. ↑ Hanzus, Dan (July 9, 2014). "Tanard Jackson suspended indefinitely by NFL". NFL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ Boyer, Zac (July 9, 2014). "Tanard Jackson suspended indefinitely by NFL — again". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  16. ↑ "2021 NFL Transactions: Terminations – April". NFL.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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