Jarious K. Jackson (born May 3, 1977) is a professional

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pass game coordinator and

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He has also been a coach for the

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, and

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season ...

. Jackson played professionally in the CFL for eight seasons with the Lions and one year with the Argonauts where he won three

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championships in

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, and

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. He has also been a member of the

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( NFL), to whom he was drafted 214th overall in the

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, and the Barcelona Dragons (

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). Jackson played

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for the

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High school

Jackson attended

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in Tupelo, Mississippi, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In

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, he won SuperPrep All-America honors.

College career

Jackson attended the

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, where he was a two-year starter and set school single-season records for passing yards (2,753), completions (184), and attempts (316) as a senior during the 1999 season. In the process, he broke the yardage mark held by the legendary

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. (All of Jackson's records were subsequently broken by

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.) Jackson also threw for 17 touchdowns during his senior year, ranking third behind

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and

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. He was second on the team in rushing with 140 carries for 464 yards (3.3 avg) and 7 scores.

Professional career

Denver Broncos

Jackson was drafted in the seventh round of the

, 214th overall, by the

. Pro scouts projected that Jackson could develop into a solid NFL quarterback if placed into the right system. However, after four seasons as a Bronco backup, he saw action in only five games, completing 11 of 22 passes for 114 yards.

Barcelona Dragons

Jackson also spent one season (2001) in

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, as part of

, where he competed in the 2001 World Bowl. Jarious Jackson (March 2009)

BC Lions

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, Jackson signed onto the practice squad of the

in the

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. He began

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on the practice squad, but was elevated to the active roster when CFL superstars

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and

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went down with injuries. He saw action in 2 games, had 3 completions out of 6 attempts for a total of 30 yards and rushed four times for a total of 35 yards. At the beginning of 2006 season, Jackson began as the third-string quarterback, behind Dickenson and

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. However, with alternating injuries to Dickenson and Pierce, he made appearances in all but the final regular season game.

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proved, however, to be Jackson's break-out season as he became starting quarterback when Dickenson and Pierce were both out with injuries. For the 11 games Jackson was starting, he had a record of 9–2, threw for 2,553 yards, 18 TDs on 167 completions and 10 interceptions. On February 4, 2008, Jackson re-signed with the Lions 12 days before qualifying as a free-agent. At the beginning of the 2008 season, he was the back-up to

, but has started some games. His only pass in the Western semi-final was a touchdown toss to Geroy Simon. He was released by the Lions on February 1, 2012.

Toronto Argonauts

On February 22, 2012, it was announced that Jackson had signed a two-year contract with the

. He dressed in all 18 games, starting in four, and was a member of the

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winning team while throwing a touchdown pass in that game. On February 4, 2013, he was released by the Toronto Argonauts. Shortly after his release from the Argonauts, it was announced that Jackson would sign a one-day contract with the BC Lions so that he could retire as a Lion.

Coaching career

Immediately upon retiring it was announced that Jackson would then begin his coaching career as the

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s coach for the Lions. After coaching in BC for one year (

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) he spent the next couple seasons as the quarterbacks coach for both the

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and

before being named the BC Lions' Offensive Coordinator for the 2018 season. He retained the position for the 2019 BC Lions season, but after a disappointing year, his contract was not renewed for 2020. On February 6, 2020, it was announced that Jackson was joining the

as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The

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was cancelled, but Jackson coached for the Argonauts in

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where the team finished in first place in the East Division. On January 4, 2022, Jackson formally joined the

as the team's pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Statistics

Notes

External links

BC Lions Profile
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