From A Gainesville Courtroom To The NFL: J.C. Jackson's Football Odyssey
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🗓️ 3 August 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Back in March, the Chargers made a big bet on former Patriots defensive back J.C. Jackson, an undrafted free agent in 2018 who had a staggering journey just to reach the NFL. When Jackson was 19 years old, he was facing the possibility of anywhere from 40 years to life in prison in connection with an armed robbery. Today, Jeff Miller from the L.A. Times tells us the story of Jackson's football odyssey — from small town Florida to five days in a Gainesville courtroom — and everything his parents sacrificed to keep their son's football dream alive.
Read Jeff Miller's full story about J.C. Jackson: https://www.latimes.com/sports/chargers/story/2022-07-25/jc-jackson-family-chargers-nfl-florida-robbery-charges
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| 0:43.0 | How about that AFC West, huh? |
| 0:45.0 | Getting even better as the chargers are reportedly going to sign JC Jackson, the top cornerback on the market. |
| 0:53.0 | To a five year deal that could be worth up to $82.5 million. |
| 0:57.0 | Back in March, the chargers made a big bet on former Patriots defensive back JC Jackson. |
| 1:03.0 | And on the surface, what we see is the transaction. |
| 1:06.0 | A really good player signing with a really good team. |
| 1:09.0 | But when you look further into JC Jackson's past, his journey just to get here is pretty staggering. |
| 1:16.0 | That hard work landed him a spot at one of the premier football programs in the country, |
| 1:21.0 | but less than a year into his time in Gainesville. |
| 1:24.0 | It all came crashing down. |
| 1:26.0 | Gainesville police say Jackson went inside the apartment of an acquaintance Saturday night with two men. |
| 1:32.0 | Police say Jackson left, but the others stayed behind and one allegedly pulled out a gun. |
| 1:38.0 | When Jackson was 19 years old, he was facing the possibility of anywhere from 40 years to life in prison in connection with an armed robbery. |
| 1:47.0 | Today, Jeff Miller from the LA Times tells us the story of Jackson's football Odyssey. |
| 1:52.0 | From his start in small town, Florida to five days in a Gainesville courtroom, |
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