32 Facts About Hue Jackson

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Hue Jackson was born on October 22,1965 and is an American football coach who is the head football coach at Grambling State University.

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Hue Jackson served as the head coach of the Raiders in 2011 and Cleveland Browns from 2016 to 2018.

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Hue Jackson, a native of Los Angeles, was a quarterback at Dorsey High School in his hometown, where he lettered in basketball.

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Hue Jackson starred in football at Glendale Community College in 1983 and 1984, where he earned his associate degree in 1984.

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Hue Jackson played quarterback at Pacific in the mid-1980s under Bob Cope.

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Hue Jackson lettered in basketball in 1986 and earned his degree in physical education.

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Hue Jackson began his coaching career in 1987 at Pacific, his alma mater.

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From 1990 to 1991, Hue Jackson was the running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Cal State Fullerton.

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Hue Jackson led California's high-powered offense in 1996 as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, he helped lead the Golden Bears to an Aloha Bowl berth.

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Hue Jackson served as University of Southern California's offensive coordinator from 1997 to 2000, helping to recruit and develop players, including quarterback Carson Palmer, with whom he was later reunited in Cincinnati and Oakland.

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Hue Jackson held three NFL summer coaching internships, in 1990 with the Los Angeles Rams, 1992 with the Phoenix Cardinals and 1995 with the Washington Redskins.

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From 2001 until 2002, Hue Jackson was the Redskins' running backs coach under Marty Schottenheimer and Steve Spurrier.

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In 2001, under Hue Jackson's tutelage, running back Stephen Davis rushed for 1,432 yards, breaking the record he had set in 1999 for most rushing yards in a season by a Redskin.

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Hue Jackson was promoted to offensive coordinator in Washington by head coach Steve Spurrier in 2003 and handled the team's offensive play-calling, becoming the only coach to perform that duty other than Spurrier.

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Hue Jackson was the wide receivers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals for three seasons.

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In 2007, after leaving Cincinnati, Hue Jackson was an NFL offensive coordinator for the second time when he served in that capacity for the Atlanta Falcons under Bobby Petrino and interim head coach Emmitt Thomas.

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From 2008 until 2009, Hue Jackson was Baltimore's quarterbacks coach under head coach John Harbaugh.

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In 2008, Hue Jackson tutored Joe Flacco, who became the first rookie quarterback to win two playoff games in NFL history as the Ravens advanced to the AFC Championship game.

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Hue Jackson helped the Ravens advance to the postseason in both seasons.

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Hue Jackson was fired by the Oakland Raiders on January 10,2012, after one season as head coach, by new general manager Reggie McKenzie.

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On February 17,2012, Hue Jackson returned to the Cincinnati Bengals working as an assistant defensive backs coach as well as assisting on special teams.

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On January 14,2013, Hue Jackson interviewed for the offensive coordinator position with the Carolina Panthers.

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On January 30,2013, Hue Jackson became the Bengals running backs coach, replacing the retired Jim Anderson.

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Hue Jackson was promoted to offensive coordinator in January 2014, replacing Jay Gruden.

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On January 13,2016, Hue Jackson was hired as head coach of the Cleveland Browns.

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Hue Jackson never won a road game during his tenure with Cleveland.

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On November 12,2018, Hue Jackson joined the Cincinnati Bengals coaching staff in an unspecified role.

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On January 11,2019, Hue Jackson was released by the Bengals.

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On March 29,2021, in an interview with 850 ESPN Cleveland, Hue Jackson stated he was writing a book about his time with the Cleveland Browns, which would be released later in the year.

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Hue Jackson said that he was "lied to" by Browns owner Jimmy Haslam regarding the state of the franchise and the team's impending rebuild that took place following his firing.

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In early 2022, after former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores said that Miami's owner paid him to lose games, Hue Jackson made similar allegations against Browns owner Jimmy Haslam.

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On December 10,2021, Hue Jackson was hired to be the 14th head coach of the Grambling State Tigers.