{"id":59998,"date":"2019-03-11T21:13:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T01:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=59998"},"modified":"2019-03-11T23:20:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T03:20:46","slug":"kareem-jackson-expected-sign-denver-broncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/03\/11\/kareem-jackson-expected-sign-denver-broncos\/","title":{"rendered":"Kareem Jackson Expected to Sign with Denver Broncos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Defensive back\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JackKa99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kareem Jackson<\/a><\/strong> has signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the Denver Broncos according to NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport. His new contract carries with it $23 million in guarantees and keeps him with the team through 2021. Jackson spent his first nine seasons with the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Broncos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Broncos<\/a> are giving former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Texans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Texans<\/a> DB Kareem Jackson a 3-year deal worth $33M, source said. The versatile player gets $23M fully guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1105275016252481538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Kareem Jackson, Denver Broncos Agree to Contract<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Jackson was drafted as a cornerback with the 20<sup>th<\/sup> overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft by the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/texans\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Texans<\/a>. He was the second cornerback selected in the draft and was immediately inserted into the right side of the defense. Expectations amounted during Jackson\u2019s rookie year coupled with concerns of whether or not he could replace longtime franchise corner <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RobiDu20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dunta Robinson<\/a><\/strong>. After a solid rookie campaign the future was bright for Jackson as the team brought in <strong>Wade Phillips<\/strong> as defensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few years, Jackson teamed up with cornerback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JoseJo20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnathan Joseph<\/a><\/strong> to become one of the more formidable cornerback duos in the AFC South. Jackson had his best year statistically (four interceptions and 16 pass deflections) in 2012.\u00a0He helped\u00a0lead the Texans to an impressive 12-4 regular season record. Jackson\u00a0produced better stats than Joseph and was arguably snubbed of Pro Bowl honors in favor of Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>After becoming an unrestricted free agent during the 2015 off-season, Jackson decided to re-sign with the Texans for four-years, $34 million. A contract worthy for one of the top free agent cornerbacks, and he got to stay home. Jackson continued to be a solid fixture in the Texans\u2019 secondary for the next few years.<\/p>\n<p>As the years progress, the battle for playing time increased with the emergence of new competition. Jackson moved to safety in 2018 and posted a career high in tackles and while showcasing his flexibility on defense. Jackson\u2019s 16 interceptions are tied for the franchise lead. His nine years of experience and ability to play multiple positions in the secondary make him an asset.<\/p>\n<p>While at Alabama, Jackson\u2019s accolades include Freshman All-American Honors, an SEC Championship, and a BCS National Championship. Jackson spent three years in Tuscaloosa prior to declaring for the 2010 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"MuZf2gzBTgtBUmmDhVBYLQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1068167632\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'MuZf2gzBTgtBUmmDhVBYLQ',sig:'jE5c93MFscwOr3a8yp0ikCOC50lsjLIKzjI9ft8BKVI=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1068167632',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran defensive back Kareem Jackson racked up 87 combined tackles for the Houston Texans in 2018, while adding a sack and five tackles for loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2928,"featured_media":60649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,36],"tags":[4547,114,2707,2709,1580],"class_list":["post-59998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-texans","category-nfl-news","tag-2019-nfl-season","tag-houston-texans","tag-johnathan-joseph","tag-kareem-jackson","tag-wade-phillips"],"modified_by":"Al Preziosi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2928"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}