Grady Jackson

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Grady Jackson
Date of birth	January 21, 1973
Place of birth	Greensboro, Alabama
Position(s)	Defensive tackle
College	Hinds Community College Knoxville College
NFL Draft	1997 / Round 6
Statistics	CBS.com
Team(s)
1997-2001 2002-2003 2003-2005 2006-current	Oakland Raiders New Orleans Saints Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons

Grady O'Neal Jackson (born January 21, 1973 in Greensboro, Alabama) is an American Football defensive tackle who currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.

Jackson's agent is Drew Rosenhaus, widely considered one of the most aggressive agents currently representing NFL players. Before the 2005 NFL season, Jackson said he would hold-out of training camp in order to secure a new contract with the Packers. However, he reported for Training Camp on the first day. Several days later, however, Jackson told reporters that he no longer felt wanted in the Packers organization and requested to be released or traded to another team. He has since retracted these statements and has agreed to play out the 2005 season without a new contract, and will deal with his contract situation after the season.

On March 15, 2006 the Packers signed defensive tackle Ryan Pickett to replace Jackson on the team.

On August 24, 2006 the Atlanta Falcons signed Jackson to a three year contract.msnbc

[edit] High School career

Grady Jackson attended Greensboro East High School. He was a two sport standout in both, football and basketball. In football, he was a fullback and a defensive tackle, and won All-League, All-State, Super 11, and All-West Alabama honors. In basketball, he was named the team MVP as a junior.

[edit] College career

Grady Jackson played defensive tackle at Knoxville College, after transferring from Hinds Community College. While at Hinds, he was a two-time Junior College All-American and the National Junior College Player of the Year following the 1995-1996 seasons. In one game JC game, he had five sacks.