1. Jarious K Jackson was born on May 3,1977 and is an American professional football coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
27 Facts About Jarious Jackson
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Jarious Jackson was the interim head coach of the Edmonton Elks in 2024.
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Jarious Jackson has been a coach for the Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and BC Lions.
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Jarious Jackson has been a member of the Denver Broncos, to whom he was drafted 214th overall in the 2000 NFL draft, and the Barcelona Dragons.
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Jarious Jackson played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Jarious Jackson attended Tupelo High School in Tupelo, Mississippi, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track.
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Jarious Jackson attended the University of Notre Dame, where he was a two-year starter and set school single-season records for passing yards, completions, and attempts as a senior during the 1999 season.
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Jarious Jackson was second on the team in rushing with 140 carries for 464 yards and 7 scores.
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Jarious Jackson was drafted in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft, 214th overall, by the Denver Broncos.
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Pro scouts projected that Jarious Jackson could develop into a solid NFL quarterback if placed into the right system.
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Jarious Jackson spent one season in Barcelona, as part of NFL Europe, where he competed in the 2001 World Bowl.
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In 2004, Jarious Jackson signed onto the practice squad of the BC Lions in the CFL.
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Jarious Jackson began 2005 on the practice squad as the fourth-string quarterback, but was elevated to the active roster when CFL superstars Dave Dickenson and Casey Printers went down with injuries, followed by third-stringer Buck Pierce.
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Jarious Jackson saw action in 2 games, had 3 completions out of 6 attempts for a total of 30 yards and rushed four times for a total of 35 yards.
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At the beginning of 2006 season, Jarious Jackson began as the third-string quarterback, behind Dickenson and Buck Pierce.
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On February 4,2008, Jarious Jackson re-signed with the Lions 12 days before qualifying as a free-agent.
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Jarious Jackson's only pass in the Western semi-final was a touchdown toss to Geroy Simon.
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Jarious Jackson was released by the Lions on February 1,2012.
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On February 22,2012, it was announced that Jarious Jackson had signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Argonauts.
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Jarious Jackson dressed in all 18 games, starting in four, and was a member of the 100th Grey Cup winning team while throwing a touchdown pass in that game.
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Jarious Jackson retained the position for the 2019 BC Lions season, but after a disappointing year, his contract was not renewed for 2020.
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On February 6,2020, it was announced that Jarious Jackson was joining the Toronto Argonauts as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
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The 2020 CFL season was cancelled, but Jarious Jackson coached for the Argonauts in 2021 where the team finished in first place in the East Division.
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On January 4,2022, Jarious Jackson formally joined the Edmonton Elks as the team's pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
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On July 15,2024, following the dismissal of head coach, Chris Jones, Jarious Jackson was named interim head coach while retaining his play-calling duties.
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Jarious Jackson was not selected as the head coach for the 2025 season following the hire of Mark Kilam.
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On February 4,2025, it was announced that Jarious Jackson had been named the quarterbacks coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.