Tarvaris Jackson, who put together a long NFL career where he was the starting quarterback for the Vikings for a stint, died Sunday. He was 36.
Jackson was picked by the Vikings in the 2006 NFL Draft after the team received the pick from the Steelers in a trade. He went on to play five seasons with the Vikings. He was also a backup quarterback for the Seahawks when the team won the Super Bowl over the Broncos in 2014. He played for Buffalo, too.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Jackson died in a car crash in Alabama. He was working as Tennessee State’s quarterback coach.
He finished with 7,263 career passing yards in the NFL. He also tallied 39 passing touchdowns.
He’ll be remembered among Vikings fans as a mobile quarterback who was behind center for some of Adrian Peterson’s better years. With Jackson at quarterback and Peterson at running back, in addition to the Vikings stellar offensive line, the rushing attack looked unstoppable at times.
