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44 Facts About Kareem Jackson

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Kareem Jackson was born on April 10,1988 and is an American professional football safety.

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Kareem Jackson played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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Kareem Jackson ranked second on the team with three interceptions on the season and was fourth for pass breakups with four.

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Kareem Jackson recorded 66 tackles on the season, which was fifth-best on the team.

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Kareem Jackson was eighth on the team in tackles with 44 as a sophomore in 2008.

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Kareem Jackson registered ten pass breakups on the year with one interception.

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Kareem Jackson made one interception and broke up 13 passes during the 2009 season.

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On January 15,2010, Kareem Jackson declared he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.

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Kareem Jackson was satisfied with his combine performance and chose to only partake in positional drills at Alabama's Pro Day.

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Kareem Jackson was listed as the fourth-best cornerback on WalterFootball.

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Kareem Jackson was only the second cornerback taken in 2010, behind Florida's Joe Haden.

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Kareem Jackson entered his rookie training camp as the starting right cornerback opposite veteran Glover Quin.

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Kareem Jackson finished his rookie season with a career-high 71 combined tackles, 10 pass deflections, and two interceptions, while starting in all 16 regular season games.

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Kareem Jackson entered training camp in 2011 competing with Johnathan Joseph, Jason Allen, and Brice McCain to retain the starting cornerback position.

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New defensive coordinator Wade Phillips named Kareem Jackson the left cornerback to start the regular season opposite newly-signed Joseph.

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Kareem Jackson finished the season with 42 combined tackles, a forced fumble, an interception, and six deflected passes in 15 games with 13 starts.

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Kareem Jackson received a coverage rating of -9.5 from PFF and was ranked 67th in success rate among qualified cornerbacks by Football Outsiders.

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Kareem Jackson entered the 2012 season slated as the starting cornerback along with Joseph.

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Kareem Jackson finished the 2012 regular season with 53 combined tackles, a career-high 16 pass deflections, a career-high four interceptions, and a touchdown, in 16 games with 15 starts.

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Kareem Jackson had the best statistical season of his career in 2012.

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Kareem Jackson was ranked the seventh-best cornerback in coverage rating according to Pro Football Focus.

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Football Outsiders Almanac 2013 ranked him twelfth in success rate among all qualified cornerbacks and the QB rating for opposing quarterbacks targeting Kareem Jackson was an average of 69.6.

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Kareem Jackson missed Weeks 11 and 12 after suffering a fractured rib that limited his ability to play.

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Kareem Jackson finished the season with 56 combined tackles and nine deflected passes in 14 games and starts.

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Kareem Jackson was ranked 81st in success rate by Football Outsiders.

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Kareem Jackson finished the first season under the Texans' new head coach Bill O'Brien with 56 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, and three interceptions in 13 games with as many starts.

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Kareem Jackson became an unrestricted free agent during the 2015 off-season and was one of the top free agent cornerbacks.

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Kareem Jackson missed the next four games due to the injury.

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Kareem Jackson finished the season with 58 combined tackles, six pass deflections, two interceptions, and a touchdown in 12 games with 10 starts.

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Kareem Jackson missed Weeks 5 and 6 with a hamstring injury.

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Kareem Jackson finished the season with 62 combined tackles, four pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown in 14 games with 13 starts.

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Kareem Jackson was thrown into the starting lineup after Joseph left in the second quarter with a shoulder injury, and Johnson left after suffering a MCL sprain.

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Kareem Jackson led the Texans with seven combined tackles and had his first career sack on Bengals' quarterback Andy Dalton.

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Kareem Jackson remained a starter in the absence of Johnson, who was ruled out for four-to-six weeks.

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On March 13,2019, Kareem Jackson signed a three-year $33 million deal with the Denver Broncos.

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On December 17, Kareem Jackson was suspended for the final two games of the 2019 season, stemming from a September arrest for DUI.

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On March 17,2021, the Broncos declined the option on Kareem Jackson's contract, making him an unrestricted free agent.

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Kareem Jackson finished the season with three pass deflections and two fumble recoveries in 17 games with as many starts.

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On May 15,2023, Kareem Jackson re-signed with the Broncos on another one-year contract.

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Kareem Jackson received a $14,819 fine for an illegal hit on Las Vegas Raiders' wide receiver Jakobi Meyers in their Week 1 game.

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Kareem Jackson's hit on Thomas resulted in a $19,669 fine.

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Kareem Jackson received a third fine in as many games for unnecessary roughness in a Week 3 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

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On December 26,2023, Kareem Jackson was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.

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On July 30,2024, Kareem Jackson signed with the Buffalo Bills.