From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marlin Jackson
Marlin Jackson
Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1 in 198 lb 4.52 s 1.57 s 2.64 s 3.96 s 6.95 s 36 in 10 ft 5 in 23 rep
All values from 2005 NFL Scouting Combine[2]
Marlin Jackson Stats at NFL.com
Marlin Tyrell Jackson (born June 30, 1983) is an American
football cornerback and free safety who is currently a
free agent. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts 29th
overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football
at Michigan.
Jackson has also been a member of the Philadelphia
Eagles.
Early years
As a graduate of Sharon High School (Tigers) in 2001,
Marlin Jackson in December 2010.
Jackson was the Pennsylvania player of the year and
No. -- Free Agent picked for USA today’s all American first team. He earned
Free safety
all-state honors as senior and was Prep Football Report
All-American choice. He played in the first ever U.S.
Personal information Army All-American Bowl game on December 30, 2000. His
Date of birth June 30, 1983 (1983-06-30)
birth: high school career stats are as follows: 281 career tack-
les, 19 stops for losses, three sacks, seven FF, three FR and
birth:
Place of birth Sharon, Pennsylvania 18 interceptions, including four touchdown returns was
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 196 lb (89 kg) 15-330, 5 TDs rushing and 57-1,026, 18 TDs receiving.
Career information
College Michigan
College:
College career
Jackson attended the University of Michigan, where he
Draft:
NFL Draft 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29
was a team captain, an All-Big Ten selection, and an All-
Debuted in 2005 for the Indianapolis Colts American for the Wolverines in both 2003 and 2004.
Jackson finished his career second all-time among
Michigan players in pass breakups. During his senior
Career history year, opposing coaches and quarterbacks, concerned at
Jackson’s interception and pass break-up ability, threw
• Indianapolis Colts (2005-2009) less than 14% of their passes in his direction.[1]
• Philadelphia Eagles (2010–2011)*
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Professional career
Career highlights and awards
• Super Bowl XLI Champion
Indianapolis Colts
Jackson was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009
29th overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft. As an NFL rookie
Tackles 284 he had 52 tackles and one interception. Marlin played
mostly in passing situations with one start in 15 games. In
Sacks 0.5
his second season, he had 82 tackles and 1 interception.
INTs 4 He started at safety in place of the injured Bob Sanders.
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Marlin’s career high was a 14 tackle performance against [2] "Marlin Jackson, DS #6 CB, Michigan".
the Houston Texans. Nfldraftscout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/
On January 21, 2007, Jackson intercepted New Eng- ratings/
land Patriots quarterback Tom Brady with 18 seconds left dsprofile.php?pyid=54168&draftyear=2005&genpos=CB.
in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship Game to Retrieved 2010-03-10.
seal the Colts’ 38-34 victory and send them to Super Bowl [3] Yahoo! Sports - Marlin Jackson News
XLI against the Chicago Bears, which they subsequently [4] Colts don’t tender Marlin Jackson
won. [5] Frank, Reuben (March 10, 2010). "Eagles, Jackson
On October 30, 2008, Jackson injured his knee during agree to two-year contract". Burlington County
practice. Marlin had surgery to repair the damage and Times. http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/
missed the remainder of the 2008 season. Yahoo! Sports news_details/article/92/2010/march/10/eagles-
delivered an update on his status on June 25 saying that jackson-agree-to-two-year-contract-1.html.
he "looks to be making strong progress from midseason Retrieved 2010-03-10.
knee surgery."[3] [6] Bowen, Les (March 11, 2010). "Eagles sign defensive
On March 5, 2010, Jackson was declared a free agent back Marlin Jackson to 2-year deal". Philadelphia
after he was non-tendered by the Colts.[4] Daily News. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/
sports/
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Jackson was signed to a two-year, $6 million contract Retrieved 2010-03-11.
with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 10, 2010. He will [7] Spadaro, Dave (June 1, 2010). "Ruptured Achilles
be converted from cornerback to free safety.[5][6] Tendon For Jackson". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
Jackson suffered a right Achilles tendon rupture in a http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/
mini-camp practice on June 1.[7] He was placed on the in- Story.asp?story_id=21163. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
jured reserve list on June 10.[8] [8] McPherson, Chris (June 10, 2010). "Eagles Sign LB
Jackson was released on September 3, 2011, during fi- Clayton; Marlin Jackson To IR".
nal roster cuts. PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/
Story.asp?story_id=21205. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
Personal [9] http://www2.sharonherald.com/localnews/
His older brother Elmarko Jackson was a running back recentnews/0002/ln022300i.html
for Temple University. He was involved in an incident [10] Marlin Jackson charged with felonious assault -
which made headlines in 2000 when he was stabbed sev- Online Updates
eral times on campus after an argument with another [11] http://www.mlive.com/news/annarbornews/
student.[9] index.ssf?/base/news-31/
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Legal trouble
Jackson was charged with felonious assault in the sum- External links
mer of 2003. A 26-year-old man accused Jackson of strik-
• Philadelphia Eagles bio
ing him in the right eye with a bottle on June 1, requiring
• Indianapolis Colts bio
17 stitches, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[10]
On February 19, 2009, Jackson won the civil lawsuit Persondata
regarding this incident.[11] Not only did the jury find Name Jackson, Marlin
Jackson not liable for any damages, they rejected the Alternative
claim that he attacked the plaintiff with a bottle, found names
the plaintiff liable for defamation and malicious prosecu-
Short de- All-American college football player, pro-
tion, and awarded Jackson $225,000 in damages.
scription fessional football player, defensive back,
cornerback, safety
References Date of June 30, 1983
[1] "Marlin Jackson, Football All-American - University birth
of Michigan Athletics". Bentley Historical Library. Place of Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Michigan. http://bentley.umich.edu/ birth
athdept/football/fballam/aajacksm.htm. Retrieved Date of
2007-10-23. death
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• African American players of American football
• All-American college football players
• American football cornerbacks
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• U.S. Army All-American football players
• Big 33 Football Classic alumni
• Michigan Wolverines football players
• Indianapolis Colts players
• People from Mercer County, Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia Eagles players
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