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Tom Jackson

Thomas Louie Jackson

Position: LB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: April 4, 1951 in Cleveland, OH
College: Louisville

Career AV: 88 (252nd overall since 1950)

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 4th round (88th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1973 22 DEN 56 8 4 2
1974 23 DEN RLB/llb 57 13 12 1 39 0 39 6
1975 24 DEN LLB 57 14 14 2 0 0 0 7
1976 25 DEN ROLB/rlb 57 14 14 7 136 1 46 1 2 0 0 12
1977*+ 26 DEN ROLB 57 13 13 4 95 1 73 1 0 0 0 16
1978* 27 DEN ROLB 57 16 16 3 28 1 28 13
1979* 28 DEN ROLB 57 13 13 1 34 0 34 0 2 70 0 10
1980 29 DEN ROLB 57 16 16 8
1981 30 DEN ROLB 57 16 16 0 1 0 0 9
1982 31 DEN ROLB 57 9 9 1.0 1 8 0 8 6
1983 32 DEN ROLB 57 15 15 5.5 1 0 0 0 0 2 34 0 8
1984 33 DEN ROLB 57 16 16 6.0 0 1 0 0 10
1985 34 DEN rolb 57 12 5 3
1986 35 DEN ROLB 57 16 14 0.5 5
Career 191 177 13.0 20 340 3 73 2 8 104 0 115

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1983 32 DEN ROLB 57 15 15 1 2 0 2 2.0 2
Career 191 177 1 2 0 2 2.0 2

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1976 25 DEN ROLB/rlb 57 14 14 1 1 6
1977*+ 26 DEN ROLB 57 13 13 1 1 6
1978* 27 DEN ROLB 57 16 16 1 1 6
Career 191 177 3 3 18

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4 Keith Mitchell, Mike Johnson, Dave Robinson, Walt Michaels, Al Atkinson, Cato June, Joe Fortunato, Doug Buffone, Keena Turner, Ron Porter
5 Dave Robinson, Pat Swilling, Lee Roy Caffey, Cornelius Bennett, Greg Lloyd, Keith Bulluck, Jerry Robinson, Joey Porter, Jim Lynch, Lofa Tatupu
6 Dave Robinson, Terrell Suggs, Joey Porter, LaVar Arrington, George Webster, Tim Harris, Cornelius Bennett, Mike Stratton, Jim Lynch, Sam Mills
7 Dave Robinson, Terrell Suggs, Joey Porter, Mike Stratton, Phil Villapiano, Walt Michaels, Jim Lynch, Chad Brown, Tim Harris, Cornelius Bennett
8 Mike Stratton, Dave Robinson, Joey Porter, Jim Lynch, Walt Michaels, Chad Brown, Phil Villapiano, Chris Hanburger, Cornelius Bennett, Seth Joyner
9 Joey Porter, Seth Joyner, Jim Lynch, Chad Brown, Joe Fortunato, Phil Villapiano, Cornelius Bennett, Al Wilson, Rickey Jackson, Dave Robinson
10 Joe Fortunato, Seth Joyner, Chad Brown, Jim Lynch, Ken Norton, Dave Robinson, Cornelius Bennett, Jeff Siemon, Roy Winston, Mike Stratton
11 Seth Joyner, Chad Brown, Lee Roy Jordan, Ken Norton, Roy Winston, Hardy Nickerson, Jim Lynch, John Reger, Donnie Edwards, Cornelius Bennett
12 Cornelius Bennett, Roy Winston, Lee Roy Jordan, Ken Norton, Clay Matthews, Joe Fortunato, Hardy Nickerson, Wayne H. Walker, Mo Lewis, Dave Wilcox*
13 Cornelius Bennett, Clay Matthews, Ken Norton, Wayne H. Walker, Roy Winston, Andy Russell, Joe Fortunato, Seth Joyner, Mo Lewis, Chad Brown
14 Clay Matthews, Cornelius Bennett, Andy Russell, Ken Norton, Mo Lewis, Wayne H. Walker, Roy Winston, Hardy Nickerson, Jack Reynolds, Larry Grantham
Career Jack Reynolds, Andy Russell, Cornelius Bennett, Ken Norton, Mo Lewis, Roy Winston, Larry Grantham, Seth Joyner, Wayne H. Walker, Chad Brown

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1977
1978
1979

First-Team All-Pro

1977

Non-Offensive TDs

1976 NFL 1 (8)
1977 NFL 1 (8)
1978 NFL 1 (6)

Games Started

Career 177 (142)

Fumble Return Yds

1979 NFL 70 (5)
Career 104 (101)

Interceptions

1976 NFL 7 (6)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1976 NFL 136 (6)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1976 NFL 1 (6)
1977 NFL 1 (1)
1978 NFL 1 (4)
Career 3 (107)

Long Intercep. Return

1977 NFL 73 (6)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1977Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1978UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1979Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1984Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.