Tarvaris Jackson
Career information High school: Montgomery (AL) Lanier College: Alabama State NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 64 Debuted in 2006 for the Minnesota Vikings Career history Minnesota Vikings (2006–2010) Seattle Seahawks (2011) Buffalo Bills (2012) Seattle Seahawks (2013–2014) Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII) 2× NFC Champion (2013, 2014) NFL FedEx Air Player of the Week (December 14, 2008) Second-team All-SWAC (2005) SWAC Championship Game MVP (2004) Career NFL statistics as of 2014 TD–INT 39–35 Passing yards 7,226 Completion % 59.6 QB Rating 78.5 Rushing yards 644 Rushing TDs 6 Stats at NFL.com Tarvaris D. Jackson (born April 21, 1983) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, Jackson played college football at Arkansas and Alabama State. The Minnesota Vikings selected Jackson in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft, and Jackson played for the Vikings from 2006 to 2010. A reserve quarterback for much of his time with the Vikings, Jackson was starting quarterback for the 2007 season and part of the 2008 season, after which Jackson started the Vikings' Wild Card playoff game. Jackson helped the Vikings to another playoff berth in 2009. In 2011, Jackson signed with the Seattle Seahawks and was starting quarterback for the season. Jackson was then traded to the Buffalo Bills before the 2012 NFL season but never played a game. Jackson returned to the Seahawks in 2013.