Former Vikings, Seahawks QB Tarvaris Jackson dies in car accident
Former Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson died Sunday night in a car crash. He was 36.
A Tennessee State spokesperson confirmed Jackson's death to ESPN. Jackson has been a member of the Tigers' football staff for the 2019 season as the quarterbacks coach after spending a year as a quality control and quarterbacks coach at his alma mater, Alabama State.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Jackson was involved in a single-vehicle crash at 8:50 p.m. Sunday when the 2012 Chevrolet Camero he was driving left the roadway, struck a tree and then overturned. Jackson was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The accident took place approximately seven miles south of Montgomery, Ala., where Jackson is from.
Former Seahawks teammate Russell Wilson expressed his condolences to Jackson's family in a Twitter post on Monday.
Jackson is survived by his wife, Lakitta, and three children, Tarvaris, Takayla and Tyson.
His 10-year NFL career began in Minnesota after he was drafted 64th overall in 2006. Jackson was a back-up quarterback for most of his five seasons with the Vikings before signing with Seattle as a free agent in 2011 where he was the starting quarterback for one season before being traded to Buffalo in 2012, where he did not register a snap. Jackson returned to Seattle in 2013 where he famously served as Russell Wilson's back-up in the Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII win over the Denver Broncos.
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