1. Chad Wolfegang Jackson was born on March 6,1985 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for three seasons in the National Football League.
16 Facts About Chad Jackson
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Chad Jackson was a three-year starter at football powerhouse Hoover High School in Birmingham, where he recorded 202 receptions for 3,553 yards and forty touchdowns.
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Chad Jackson found time to pass and run for twelve more touchdowns and try his hand at free safety.
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Chad Jackson played basketball and ran track before concentrating on football as a senior.
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Chad Jackson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football teams from 2003 to 2005.
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Chad Jackson tied the Gators team record for receptions in a single season with eighty-eight, and led the Southeastern Conference.
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Chad Jackson was a first-team All-SEC selection, an honorable mention All-American, and one of fifteen semi-finalists for the Biletnikoff Award in 2005.
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Chad Jackson missed the entire 2006 preseason with a hamstring injury; his first NFL game was in Week 2 of the 2006 season against the New York Jets, in which he caught two passes for a total of 42 yards; one of those was a 13-yard touchdown.
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Chad Jackson's performance was limited due to his nagging hamstring injury.
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In Week 7, at Buffalo, Chad Jackson recorded his fifth catch of the season, a 35-yard touchdown reception from Tom Brady in the third quarter.
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Chad Jackson finished his rookie season with 13 catches for 152 yards, six first downs and three touchdowns.
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Chad Jackson was activated from the PUP on November 7,2007, but was active for only four of the Patriots' remaining games, finishing the season with one catch for 19 yards.
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Chad Jackson was signed by the Denver Broncos on October 27,2008.
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Chad Jackson made the Broncos' initial 53-man roster but was released by the Broncos on September 7,2009.
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Chad Jackson signed with the Buffalo Bills on March 31,2010.
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Chad Jackson was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on June 29,2011.