Former NFL Player Tarvaris Jackson dies in car crash
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Sad news out of the NFL this past weekend.
NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson died in a car crash on Sunday night. He was 36.
Jackson died in a crash in Alabama, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, according to a spokesperson for Tennessee State University.
Jackson was a former second-round pick out of Alabama State by the Minnesota Viking in 2006. He spent five seasons in Minnesota, starting 20 games.
Jackson started 14 games for Seattle in 2011, leading the team to seven wins. The former Alabama State quarterback, who started his college career at Arkansas, went 17-17 as an NFL starter.
He passed for 7,263 yards with 39 touchdowns and 35 interceptions.
Jackson is survived by wife Lakitta and three children
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Jackson family in this time of bereavement.
