CARD: Score 2009 Certified Gold Zone ACQUIRED: Ebay, 2020
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Dexter Jackson played WR for Appalachian State and caught 110 passes for 1,848 and 17 TDs over his college career.
A second round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008.
Saw action in 7 contests as a returner and had 424 yards all purpose yards between kick and punt returns before being replaced in the lineup.
After an ankle injury slowed him in camp, he’d be released in 2009.
Jackson latched onto the Panthers practice squad that year.
In 2011, Dexter was selected by the Virginia Destroyers of the UFL.
Later that year he spent time on and off the roster and practice squad of the New York Jets.
After roughly a 5 year hiatus, he was signed to be the marquee player of the NAL High Country Grizzlies.
Soon thereafter he sued the team for breach of contract and was awarded a financial settlement in court.
NOTES:
Dexter is infamous for making the cover of Sports Illustrated after Appalachian State upset the Michigan Wolverines in 2007. He is not related to DB Dexter Jackson- who also played for the Bucs, and in the UFL.
When the XFL rebooted for 2020, the Renegades really rolled out the red carpet to push the team and the league. They had amazing pre-games with NFL guests. The week that the Roughnecks played the Renegades, Dallas had both Everson Walls and Russell Maryland.
As a season ticket to the Roughnecks I was given complementary tickets to go to a road game against the Renegades. I went and met up with an old friend of mine. It was nice to catch up.
I didn’t have Everson’s Pro Set 1989 Cowboys card which sort of flummoxed me, but at least I got him on his Action Packed set need and this really nice Pro Set 1990 update card of him in his Giants gear.
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.