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Greg Jackson (American football)

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Sport(s)
  
Football

1994–1995
  
Philadelphia Eagles

Positions
  
Safety

1989–1993
  
New York Giants

Role
  
American football player


Alma mater
  
LSU

Name
  
Greg Jackson

Title
  
Secondary coach

1996
  
New Orleans Saints

Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

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Born
  
August 20, 1966 (age 57) Hialeah, Florida (
1966-08-20
)

Education
  
Louisiana State University

Team
  
Michigan Wolverines football

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Gregory Allen Jackson (born August 20, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves at the defensive backs coach for the Dallas Cowboys. Jackson played safety in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 years. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1989 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU. Jackson also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, and San Diego Chargers of the NFL.

In 1994, he took over from Wes Hopkins as the starting free safety of the Philadelphia Eagles, and played there the following year, till replaced by rookie Brian Dawkins.

Jackson was hired as assistant secondary coach by the San Francisco 49ers on February 17, 2011. After Jim Harbaugh left the 49ers to coach at the University of Michigan, he brought Jackson with him to serve as the secondary coach.

In 2016, Jackson returned to the NFL when he was hired to be the safeties coach for the Dallas Cowboys.

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