Cardia Jackson

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Cardia Jackson
No. 48     Free Agent
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988
Place of birth: Monroe, Louisiana
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College: Louisiana-Monroe
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
*Inactive and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Cardia Jackson (born April 13, 1988) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.

College career

He played collegiately for the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks of the University of Louisiana at Monroe.[1] As a sophomore in 2007, Jackson was named to the second team all-Sun Belt Conference team after finishing the season with 79 tackles. In 2008, Jackson made 127 tackles in 12 games, which was good enough for 8th in the NCAA in tackles per game. He also had two interceptions in 2008. Following the 2009 season, Jackson was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league with 117 tackles.[2] Jackson became the conference's all-time leader in total tackles in week 10 against Western Kentucky.

Professional career

After not being drafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, Jackson signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent.[3]

References

  1. ↑ ULM Athletics biography
  2. ↑ http://www.ulmwarhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19000&ATCLID=204846126
  3. ↑ ULM linebacker Cardia Jackson set to sign a free agency contract with St. Louis Rams The News Star, April 25, 2010


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