Tanard Jackson

Tanard Ricardo Jackson (born July 21, 1985) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Syracuse, and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He also signed with the Washington Redskins before being suspended indefinitely in July 2014 for being a repeat offender of the National Football League's policy on substance abuse during his career.

Tanard Jackson
Free agent
Position:Free safety
Personal information
Born: (1985-07-21) July 21, 1985
Silver Spring, Maryland
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Potomac (MD) Bullis
College:Syracuse
NFL Draft:2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:239
Sacks:1
Pass deflections:27
Interceptions:10
Forced fumbles:5
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Jackson played high school football at Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland where he played running back and defensive back. During his senior year, he was named the team's MVP after totaling 1,132 rushing yards, 15 touchdowns, four interceptions, 78 tackles, and two sacks. He finished his career with 252 tackles, a school record 19 interceptions, 3,121 rushing yards, and 39 total touchdowns.[1]

College career

Jackson played his college football at Syracuse University. During his senior season, he was earned All-Big East Conference second-team honors. He finished his career with 165 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, and five interceptions

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jackson was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Although he played cornerback while at Syracuse, the Bucs converted him to a free safety. He started all 16 games during his rookie season, recording 56 tackles, and two interceptions.

On September 22, 2010, he was suspended indefinitely by the NFL for a violation of their substance abuse policy. Because the suspension was Tanard's second violation (he missed the first four games in the previous season due to a violation), he was declared ineligible for reinstatement until September 22, 2011, ending his season after two games and 13 tackles. He was reinstated on October 11, 2011.[2]

On October 14, he was placed on the Buccaneers active roster. He made his first 2011 Season debut on Sunday October 16, 2011 against the New Orleans Saints [3] Jackson got a pick in his first game against the Saints at home during week 6 of the 2011 season. He later got a pick in the second game which was week 7 against the Chicago Bears in London after not playing football for 56 weeks of suspension.

Jackson was released by the Buccaneers on April 10, 2012 after he failed to pass a physical.[4]

Washington Redskins

Jackson signed with the Washington Redskins on April 13, 2012.[5][6] At the start of the training camp, he was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list due to a calf injury.[7] On July 30, 2012, he was cleared by a doctor to practice and taken off the PUP list.[8] On August 31, 2012, Jackson was suspended indefinitely for violating the league's substance policy.[9] After serving a year and a half long suspension, the NFL announced that Jackson would be officially reinstated on May 6, 2014.[10] The Redskins terminated Jackson's contract soon after, however Jackson would re-sign the next day.[11][12] On July 9, 2014, he was suspended indefinitely for a second time for another violation of the NFL drug policy.[13][14]

Notes
  1. Jackson was suspended by the NFL in July 2014, but it is unknown when or if he has been released from the reserve/suspended list by the team or reinstated by the league.

References
  1. Mague, Anthony (April 1, 2003). "Jackson a rare find from small Maryland school". The Daily Orange.
  2. "ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Sports". ESPN.com.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Redskins sign Tanard Jackson". April 13, 2012.
  6. Campbell, Rich (April 13, 2012). "Redskins add secondary depth, sign FS Tanard Jackson". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  7. Jones, Mike (July 26, 2012). "Redskins training camp: Observations from Day 1". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  8. Maske, Mark (July 30, 2012). "Tanard Jackson must wait a few more days to start practicing". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  9. Hanzus, Dan (August 31, 2012). "Tanard Jackson of Redskins suspended indefinitely". NFL.com. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  10. Hanzus, Dan (May 5, 2014). "Redskins' Tanard Jackson set to be reinstated by NFL". NFL.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  11. Keim, John (May 6, 2014). "Redskins release Tanard Jackson". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  12. Keim, John. "Tanard Jackson back with Redskins". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  13. Hanzus, Dan (July 9, 2014). "Tanard Jackson suspended indefinitely by NFL". NFL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  14. Boyer, Zac (July 9, 2014). "Tanard Jackson suspended indefinitely by NFL — again". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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