Malik Jackson Announces Retirement
1 year agoFormer Pro Bowl defensive lineman Malik Jackson officially announced his retirement from professional football on Friday on NFL Network's Good Morning Football after a decade in the league. Jackson didn't play at all in 2022 and had 25 tackles (seven solo), half a sack, seven QB hits and four passes defensed in his final season in 2021 in 16 starts for the Cleveland Browns. He was originally a fifth-round pick out of Tennessee in 2012 by the Denver Broncos. Jackson spent the first four seasons of his career with the Broncos and won a Super Bowl ring before signing a six-year, $85.5 million deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He made his lone trip to the Pro Bowl with the Jags in 2017, when he had a career-high eight sacks. Jackson wraps up his 10-year NFL career with 292 total tackles (206 solo) and 35.5 sacks in 142 games (89 starts).
Source: NFL.com - Kevin Patra
Source: NFL.com - Kevin Patra