What is Vincent Jackson?
[[File:Vincent Jackson 2012.JPG|thumb|200px|Jackson in 2012]] '''Vincent Terrell Jackson''' (January 14, 1983 – {{circa|February 15, 2021}}) was an [[American football]] player. He was a [[wide receiver]]. He played for 12 seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[San Diego Chargers]] and [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. Jackson was chosen for the [[Pro Bowl]] three times (2009, 2011, 2012). He retired in 2018. Jackson was born in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Northern Colorado]]. On February 15, 2021, Jackson was found dead in a hotel room in [[Brandon, Florida]]. He was 38.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com.au/nfl/story/_/id/30907010/ex-nfl-wr-vincent-jackson-found-dead-florida-age-38|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=February 15, 2021|access-date=February 16, 2021|title=Ex-NFL WR Vincent Jackson found dead in Florida at age 38}}</ref> After his death, an autopsy revealed that Jackson had been suffering from Stage 2 [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/news/family-of-former-bucs-wr-vincent-jackson-says-brain-researchers-diagnosed-him-with-stage-2-cte/MBT3eRXLGy8J/|accessdate=September 21, 2024|title=Family of former Bucs WR Vincent Jackson says brain researchers diagnosed him with stage 2 CTE|publisher=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{espn nfl|id=8475|name=Vincent Jackson}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Vincent}} [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:African-American players of American football]] [[Category:People from Colorado Springs, Colorado]] [[Category:San Diego Chargers players]] [[Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}