- Vincent Jackson is also the birth name of the athlete
better known as Bo Jackson.
Vincent Jackson aka "Wild
Child" (born January 14, 1983 in Colorado
Springs, Colorado
) is an American
football wide receiver who
currently plays in the National
Football League for the San Diego
Chargers.
Early years
Jackson
attended Widefield
High School
in Colorado Springs
, Colorado
. As a
senior, he was a
Rocky Mountain
News All-State Honorable Mention, a first team All-Area
pick, and a first team All-Conference pick. He also was a standout
in
basketball. This also is when he
earned the nickname frisbee because of his incredible speed.
Graduated with a 4.25 GPA.
College career
Vincent
Jackson played college football at
the University of Northern Colorado
. It was one of the few colleges that
recruited Jackson out of
high
school. One of the few true freshman ever to play for the
University of Northern Colorado, Vincent earned All American Honors
as a punt returner, scoring the first time he ever touched a ball
on a punt return against Adams State College (CO). He rewrote the
record books on the way to becoming Northern Colorado's all-time
leader in receptions, receiving yards (game & season), KR
yards, PR yards, receiving touchdowns. His senior season was
highlighted by a 13-catch 249-yard, 3-touchdown effort against
Florida Atlantic.
NFL career
2005 NFL Draft
Vincent was the 29th player selected in the second round (61st
overall) of the
2005 NFL Draft (the
highest ever by a Northern Colorado graduate) by the
San Diego Chargers.
San Diego Chargers
Jackson got off to a slow start in
2005 due to injuries. He was inactive for
the first five games of the season and finally saw his first NFL
action in an October 16th game against the
Oakland Raiders. He caught his first pass on
November 6th against the
New York
Jets, but he would only catch two more passes for the rest of
the season.
Jackson caught his first NFL touchdown on September 17, 2006 in a
victory over the
Tennessee Titans.
In
2006 in a
Christmas Eve game against the
Seattle Seahawks, Jackson had a memorable
touchdown catch that led the Chargers to victory. With 29 seconds
left,
quarterback Philip Rivers threw a touchdown pass to
Jackson and the Chargers ended up winning the game 20-17 and
setting a franchise record for wins. Jackson ended the season
strongly and finished second on the team with six touchdown
catches.
In a 2006 game against the
Oakland
Raiders, Jackson nearly made one of the most bizarre turnovers
in recent NFL history. After making a 13 yard catch on fourth down,
Jackson immediately got up and spun the ball forward in
celebration. Because Jackson had fallen on his own and was not
tackled, Raiders
cornerback Fabian Washington believed it to be a
fumble and leapt upon the ball. Possession
was originally awarded to Oakland, but the Chargers were then
flagged for an illegal
forward pass and
allowed to keep the ball.
By virtue of the release of
Keenan
McCardell and an injury to
Eric
Parker, Jackson entered the
2007 season as a
starting wide receiver for the Chargers. He
started the season in an unmemorable fashion in a home game against
the
Chicago Bears by dropping a sure
touchdown that bounced off his chest in the end zone. However, by
the end of the season, Jackson had distinguished himself as a top
target for Chargers quarterback
Philip
Rivers.
In the
2008 season,
Jackson had a career season with 59 receptions, 7 TD'S and 1,098
yards.
Personal life
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