Frisman Jackson (born June 12, 1979) is an

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coach and former player who is the

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for the Seattle Seahawks of the

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(NFL). He previously served as a wide receivers coach at Baylor,

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, and

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. Jackson also previously served as a wide receivers coach for the

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, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at

and signed as an undrafted free agent with

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in 2002.

Early life

Jackson, a

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native, played high school football at

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, where he played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track. He was an All-City and All-State quarterback in 1997. Jackson is considered by many to be one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the Chicago Public League.

Playing career

College

Jackson is considered to be one of the best wide receivers to play at

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. He holds single-game school records for both receptions (14) and yards (286.) During his college career he was also the team's starting

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through his junior year, where he holds the school's single-game rushing record among quarterbacks, with 109 yards. As a senior wide receiver, he caught 55 balls for 1,047 yards. Prior to playing at Western, Jackson was enrolled at

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as a quarterback. In 1997, Jackson became the first true freshman to start a football game at NIU since 1979 when he started against Kansas State, and he would go on to start 7 more games that year.

National Football League

Cleveland Browns

In 2002, he was signed by the

as an

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out of

. Jackson played in five NFL seasons from 2002–2006 for the

. Had 40 career catches for 490 yards and 1 touchdown.

New York Jets

In January 2007 he signed as a

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with the New York Jets, but was released shortly before the season began.

Coaching career

Western Illinois

In 2008, Jackson began his coaching career as a wide receivers coach at

Akron

In 2010, Jackson was hired as a wide receivers coach at the

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Northern Illinois

In 2012, Jackson was hired as a wide receivers coach at

NC State

In 2013, Jackson was hired as a wide receivers coach at North Carolina State University.

Temple

In 2015, Jackson was hired as a wide receivers coach at

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Tennessee Titans

In January 2017, Jackson was hired by the

as their wide receivers coach under head coach

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Baylor

In 2018, Jackson was hired as a wide receivers coach at

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Carolina Panthers

On January 16, 2020, Jackson was hired by the

as their wide receivers coach, reuniting with head coach

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Pittsburgh Steelers

On February 8 the Pittsburgh Steelers hired Jackson as their Wide Receivers coach

Personal life

Jackson earned undergraduate and master's degrees from

. He and his wife Lindsey, also a Western Illinois University grad, have two kids.

References

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