Editing (section) Dexter Jackson (safety) 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Professional career</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h3>First stint with Buccaneers</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Jackson was drafted by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tampa%20Bay%20Buccaneers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tampa%20Bay%20Buccaneers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTampa%20Bay%20Buccaneers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> in the fourth round (113th overall) of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221999%20NFL%20draft%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221999%20NFL%20draft%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1999%20NFL%20draft%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/1999_NFL_draft" title="1999 NFL draft" class="mw-redirect">1999 NFL draft</a>. He made his NFL debut versus the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Denver%20Broncos%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Denver%20Broncos%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDenver%20Broncos%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Jackson was the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22MVP%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20MVP%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Bowl%20MVP%7CMVP%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_MVP" title="Super Bowl MVP">MVP</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20XXXVII%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20XXXVII%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Bowl%20XXXVII%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVII" title="Super Bowl XXXVII">Super Bowl XXXVII</a>, recording two interceptions. His margin of victory for the award was the "fan vote" in which he gained four votes based on internet polling. Were it not for the fan votes, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Simeon%20Rice%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Simeon%20Rice%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSimeon%20Rice%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Simeon_Rice" title="Simeon Rice">Simeon Rice</a> would have won the award. He was the first safety to win the award since <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jake%20Scott%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jake%20Scott%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJake%20Scott%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Jake_Scott" title="Jake Scott">Jake Scott</a> in 1973, the third defensive back overall (joining Scott and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Larry%20Brown%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Larry%20Brown%20%28cornerback%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLarry%20Brown%20%28cornerback%29%7CLarry%20Brown%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(cornerback)" title="Larry Brown (cornerback)">Larry Brown</a>), and to date the most recent defensive player to win a Super Bowl MVP. </p> <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Arizona Cardinals</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The Super Bowl win came just before Jackson declared for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22free%20agency%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Free%20agent%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFree%20agent%7Cfree%20agency%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agency</a>. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pittsburgh%20Steelers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pittsburgh%20Steelers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPittsburgh%20Steelers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> had a verbal agreement to sign Jackson; however, he backed out at the last minute and signed with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arizona%20Cardinals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arizona%20Cardinals%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArizona%20Cardinals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a> instead.<span data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3Ehttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.post-gazette.com%5C%2Fsteelers%5C%2F20031106snoter1106p5.asp%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The Steelers then went to "Plan B" and drafted <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Troy%20Polamalu%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Troy%20Polamalu%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTroy%20Polamalu%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Troy Polamalu</a>. </p> <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Second stint with Buccaneers</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Jackson rejoined the Buccaneers in 2004, and played with them until the end of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222005%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222005%20Tampa%20Bay%20Buccaneers%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2005%20Tampa%20Bay%20Buccaneers%20season%7C2005%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/2005_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">2005 season</a>. </p> <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Cincinnati Bengals</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Before the 2006 season Jackson signed with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cincinnati%20Bengals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cincinnati%20Bengals%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCincinnati%20Bengals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> as a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22free%20agent%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22free%20agent%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfree%20agent%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-18340330285df1b1958edb4" href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a>. 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