Marquis Jackson

Marquis Jackson

Personal information
Born:	(1990-01-11) January 11, 1990 (age 35) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:	Los Angeles (CA) Birmingham
College:	Texas Southern, Portland State
Position:	Defensive end
Undrafted:	2013
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2013)* Portland Thunder (2014–2015) Chicago Bears (2016)* BC Lions (2017)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena League statistics
Tackles: 18 Sacks: 7.5 Interceptions: 0 Forced fumbles: 0 Pass Deflections: 13 Stats at ArenaFan.com

Marquis Ferrod Jackson (born January 11, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive lineman. He played college football at Texas Southern and Portland State. Jackson signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

College career

Texas Southern

Jackson was selected to the first-team All-Southwest Athletic Conference in 2010 and 2011. Also Jackson was a member of the 2010 SWAC Champion team while at Texas Southern. Jackson made 111 tackles, 13 sacks and forced five fumbles while at Texas Southern University. He was initiated into the Tau Epsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi while at Texas Southern.[1]

Portland State

Jackson transferred to Portland State in 2012.[2]

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

In May 2013, Jackson signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL draft.[1] In August 2013, Jackson was released.[3][4]

Portland Thunder

In 2014, Jackson signed with Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League.

Chicago Bears

On June 16, 2016, Jackson signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears.[5] On August 4, 2016, Jackson was waived by the Bears.

BC Lions

Jackson signed with the BC Lions on February 21, 2017.[6] He was released on June 13, 2017.[7]

Personal life

His twin brother, Malik, is a former NFL player.[1]

References

1. "Marquis Jackson keeps his football dreams alive". signalscv.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
2. "Marquis Jackson". goviks.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
3. "Vikings cut Lawrence Jackson". nationalfootballpost.com. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
4. "Lawrence Jackson among Vikings' cuts". nbcsports.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
5. Biggs, Brad (June 16, 2016). "Bears sign tight end Tony Moeaki, DL Marquis Jackson". USA Today. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
6. "BC LIONS SIGN DEFENSIVE LINE FOURSOME". bclions.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
7. "Lions cut Jones, Jackson and Wallace". tsn.ca. June 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

External links

• Arena Football bio Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Portland State bio
• Texas Southern bio^[permanent dead link‍]
• Minnesota Vikings bio Archived 2016-07-23 at the Wayback Machine