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Former Pro Bowl WR Vincent Jackson found dead in hotel room

MtDizzle : 2/15/2021 4:56 pm
Only 38 years old. Awful news.
Very sad - ( New Window )
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Banks : 2/15/2021 5:06 pm : link
that's sad. He was really good. Way too young
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/15/2021 5:10 pm : link
Jesus. Horrible. Way too young.
Made a good amount of money in the NFL  
jlukes : 2/15/2021 5:10 pm : link
Yet was living in a hotel room since late January?

I will be interested to see what transpired here
Kinda creepy considering same thing happened to  
nyjuggernaut2 : 2/15/2021 5:26 pm : link
Junior Seau, and they played on the same team.
Terrible. RIP  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 2/15/2021 5:30 pm : link
Really good WR on those Chargers teams. Way too soon. 2020-2021 getting to be a bit much.
RE: Made a good amount of money in the NFL  
giant_thoughts : 2/15/2021 5:34 pm : link
In comment 15153535 jlukes said:
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Yet was living in a hotel room since late January?

I will be interested to see what transpired here


Exactly what I thought. I found it extremely odd that he was living in a hotel. I actually went back to look up some his extensions. He made some money in his time and now he's living in hotel? Hate to say it but drugs may be involved here.

https://www.nfl.com/news/vincent-jackson-signs-five-year-deal-with-buccaneers-09000d5d82794caa
That's sad  
BH28 : 2/15/2021 5:37 pm : link
When I lived in San Diego, that guy loved to party. He was always at bars going ham. A few times I ran into him, he would buy the entire bar a few rounds; people loved him. I fear this is a substance abuse issue.
RE: RE: Made a good amount of money in the NFL  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/15/2021 6:14 pm : link
In comment 15153558 giant_thoughts said:
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In comment 15153535 jlukes said:


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Yet was living in a hotel room since late January?

I will be interested to see what transpired here



Exactly what I thought. I found it extremely odd that he was living in a hotel. I actually went back to look up some his extensions. He made some money in his time and now he's living in hotel? Hate to say it but drugs may be involved here.

https://www.nfl.com/news/vincent-jackson-signs-five-year-deal-with-buccaneers-09000d5d82794caa


For what it's worth, I saw someone on Twitter claim he just got separated last month so...
Great deep threat  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 2/15/2021 6:31 pm : link
He was just a big athlete who made plays down the field.

The thing that stood out to me on the ESPN article was that he was the Walter Payton Man of the Year nomination for the Bucs for 4 consecutive seasons. He was clearly doing some good things off the field to earn that kind of respect from the organization.

RIP, he was way too young
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Route 9 : 2/15/2021 7:26 pm : link
I remember the Chargers 09 game he had that late TD right in front of me. Of course, the Giants defense folded like a bunch of bitches. A jar of mayo could've been more useful than that garbage safety Michael Johnson. Left Webster out to hang. Eh. At least I got to see the World Series trophy.

RIP.
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Mark from Jersey : 2/15/2021 8:40 pm : link
was my initial reaction. A very talented WR. RIP...only 38 FFS.
Great player  
allstarjim : 2/15/2021 11:03 pm : link
Better human being.

My company's charitable foundation supported his Jackson in Action 83 Foundation, which supported a lot of single military moms and their children, especially here in the Tampa Bay area. Terrible loss of a great man who had a giving heart. RIP.
Route9  
Tuckrule : 2/16/2021 6:23 am : link
That garbage safety had one of the biggest plays in the nfc championship game in 07.
RE: Route9  
Route 9 : 2/16/2021 7:10 am : link
In comment 15153918 Tuckrule said:
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That garbage safety had one of the biggest plays in the nfc championship game in 07.


Refresh my memory.
Yeah - saw this headline yesterday.  
short lease : 2/16/2021 7:42 am : link


Crazy ...

The story said no apparent signs of trauma. Does that mean "natural causes" ... at 38?


RE: Kinda creepy considering same thing happened to  
chopperhatch : 2/16/2021 8:33 am : link
In comment 15153550 nyjuggernaut2 said:
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Junior Seau, and they played on the same team.


Vincent Jackson didnt commit suicide by shooting himself in the chest. Kind of a weird connection to make.
RE: Yeah - saw this headline yesterday.  
chopperhatch : 2/16/2021 8:35 am : link
In comment 15153935 short lease said:
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Crazy ...

The story said no apparent signs of trauma. Does that mean "natural causes" ... at 38?



No, that means no visible indicators of bodily injury. Ligature marks, gunshot/stab wounds, bruising.
RE: RE: Route9  
ryanmkeane : 2/16/2021 9:20 am : link
In comment 15153928 Route 9 said:
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In comment 15153918 Tuckrule said:


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That garbage safety had one of the biggest plays in the nfc championship game in 07.



Refresh my memory.

Route - 4th quarter - McQuarters fumbled the punt return and it looked like the Packers had it - but Johnson dove it on the pile and punched it away from the guy and Hixon recovered.
RE: Great player  
NoPeanutz : 2/16/2021 9:50 am : link
In comment 15153880 allstarjim said:
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Better human being.

My company's charitable foundation supported his Jackson in Action 83 Foundation, which supported a lot of single military moms and their children, especially here in the Tampa Bay area. Terrible loss of a great man who had a giving heart. RIP.

Thanks for sharing this.

An article I saw said his family reported him missing a week earlier.
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Route 9 : 2/16/2021 1:23 pm : link
Eh. Fine. I always give Hixon the credit for the recovery. Forgot about him doing that.
RE: RE: Great player  
Matt M. : 2/16/2021 2:10 pm : link
In comment 15154059 NoPeanutz said:
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In comment 15153880 allstarjim said:


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Better human being.

My company's charitable foundation supported his Jackson in Action 83 Foundation, which supported a lot of single military moms and their children, especially here in the Tampa Bay area. Terrible loss of a great man who had a giving heart. RIP.


Thanks for sharing this.

An article I saw said his family reported him missing a week earlier.
Read the same thing, but that was on 2/11. The police located him at the hotel on 2/12 and cancelled the missing persons report. Found dead a couple of days later.
Very sad  
Daniel in Kentucky : 2/17/2021 2:00 am : link
RIP
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