Mike Jackson Sr.

Michael Jackson Sr. (born January 10, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Michael Jackson
Jackson with the Detroit Lions in 2019
No. 45 – New England Patriots
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-10) January 10, 1997
Birmingham, Alabama
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Spain Park (AL)
College:Miami (FL)
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 158
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:1
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Jackson attended Spain Park High School. In the summer before his senior season, Jackson said that he wanted to go out of his home state of Alabama to play college football.[1] During his senior season in 2014, he was named co-Alabama High School Player of the Week in mid-October after preserving a 14-13 win over Vestavia Hills High School by blocking an extra point and field goal in the fourth quarter.[2]

Jackson committed to University of Miami in late October 2014 after visiting the campus the previous June, choosing the school over Minnesota, Georgia, LSU and Nebraska.[3] He was rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com.[4]

College career

As a freshman, he played mainly on special teams. As a sophomore, he was a backup, tallying 7 tackles (2 solo), one pass breakup and one fumble recovery.[5]

As a junior, he appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts. He collected 43 tackles, 4 interceptions (tied for the team lead) and 5 pass breakups.[6] He was on a roll in October, intercepting a pass against Florida State University and two more two weeks later against Syracuse University.[5]

On January 5, 2018, Jackson announced on his Twitter account that he would return to the Hurricanes for his senior season.[7] He was projected in some publications to go in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[8] As a senior, he started all 13 games, posting 42 tackles (3.5 tackles for loss), 2.5 sacks and 6 pass breakups (second on the team). After his senior season, Jackson was named honorable mention all-ACC.[9]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Jackson was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round (158th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[10] He was waived on August 31 and signed to the practice squad on September 2.[11][12]

Detroit Lions

On October 30, 2019, Jackson was signed by the Detroit Lions off the Cowboys practice squad.[13] He appeared in one game and was declared inactive in eight contests. He played only two special teams snaps and did not post any statistics.

New England Patriots

On August 9, 2020, the Lions had announced that they had waived Jackson.[14] However later that day, he was traded to the New England Patriots for a conditional 2022 seventh-round draft pick.[15] He was waived on September 3, 2020.[16] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 28.[17] He was promoted to the active roster on January 2, 2021.[18]

Personal life

Jackson's son, Michael Jackson Jr., was born in April 2018.[19]

References
  1. Talty, John. "Spain Park DB Michael Jackson wants to leave state for college". www.al.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Long, A. Stacy. "HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Clay-Chalkville, Spain Park boast week's top stars". Montgomery Adviser. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. Talty, John. "Spain Park DB Michael Jackson commits to Miami". www.al.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. Crissey, Stanford. "Miami Hurricanes sign Michael Jackson". FanSided. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. Miller Degnan, Susan. "UM's Michael Jackson wears turnover chain twice Saturday". Miami Herald. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. Porter, Matt. "2018 NFL Draft: Miami Hurricanes cornerback Michael Jackson will return to school". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. Cabrera Chirinos, Cristy. "Hurricanes CB Michael Jackson, like S Jaquan Johnson, plans to return for senior year". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. Miller, Matt. "2019 NFL Mock Draft: Matt Miller's Way-Too-Early Predictions". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. Friedlander, Brett. "Six Wolfpack players earn first-team all-ACC football honors". North State Journal. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. "The Dallas Cowboys select CB Michael Jackson with the 158th pick in the 2019 NFL Draft". Blogging The Boys. April 27, 2019.
  11. Helman, David (August 31, 2019). "Several Young Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts". DallasCowboys.com.
  12. Phillips, Rob (September 2, 2019). "Initial Practice Squad Includes New QB, TE, WR". DallasCowboys.com.
  13. "Lions sign CB Michael Jackson to active roster from Cowboys' practice squad". DetroitLions.com. October 30, 2019.
  14. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 9, 2020.
  15. "Patriots acquire CB Michael Jackson in a trade with Detroit". Patriots.com. August 9, 2020.
  16. Gantt, Darin (2020-09-03). "Patriots release Michael Jackson". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  17. "Patriots Sign CB Michael Jackson Sr. to the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  18. Callahan, Andrew (January 2, 2021). "Patriots add 5 practice-squad players to active roster for season finale". Boston Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  19. Cabrera Chirinos, Cristy. "'Canes cornerback Michael Jackson balancing new fatherhood with football". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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