 Hard-hitting, instinctive safety possessing the speed and agility to cover the entire field… Quickly established himself as one of the Buccaneers top playmakers after starting all 32 games his first two seasons in the NFL… Only defensive player in team history to start 32 consecutive games to begin his career… Became the first Buccaneers rookie to start on defense on opening day since DE Regan Upshaw in 1996 when he started at Seattle (9/9/07)… Recorded first touchdown of his career vs. Carolina (10/18/09), returning a QB Jake Delhomme pass 26 yards for the score… Started 37 games and one playoff contest… Totaled 216 tackles, six interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns, one sack, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, 22 passes defensed and 30 special teams tackles… Entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick (106th overall) of the Buccaneers in the 2007 NFL Draft. |
 2009: Spent the first four weeks on the Reserve/Suspended list… Started five games on the season… Made 2009 debut at Philadelphia (10/11), posting four tackles… Recorded first interception of the season and first touchdown of his career vs. Carolina (10/18), intercepting QB Jake Delhomme in the fourth quarter and returning it 26 yards for a score to tie the game… Finished game against the Panthers with seven tackles, one forced fumble, one pass defensed, one interception returned for a touchdown and one special teams tackle… Intercepted QB Tom Brady and posted nine tackles and one pass defensed vs. New England (10/25)… Picked off QB Aaron Rodgers and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown to secure the win vs. Green Bay (11/8)… Finished game against the Packers with seven tackles, one TFL, one interception and one pass defensed… Recorded nine tackles and one fumble recovery at Miami (11/15). |
 2008: Started all 16 contests on the season… Ranked fourth on the team with 102 tackles… Ranked third on the team with 18 special teams tackles… Tied for sixth on the team with seven passes defensed… Recorded a statistic in every defensive category on the season… Recorded first career sack at Atlanta (12/14)… Season totals include 102 tackles, fourth on the team, including three TFLs, one sack, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception, seven passes defensed and 18 special teams stops… Tallied eight tackles and two passes defensed in season opener at New Orleans (9/7)… Also led the team with three special teams stops against the Saints… Notched seven tackles, including one TFL, and two passes defensed vs. Atlanta (9/14)… Finished contest at Chicago (9/21) with eight tackles and one special teams stop… Had one tackle vs. Green Bay (9/28)… Posted four tackles at Denver (10/5)… Notched first interception of the season vs. Carolina (10/12), picking off QB Jake Delhomme… Finished game against the Panthers with six tackles, two special teams tackles and two passes defensed… Posted two tackles and tied for the team lead with three special teams tackles against Seattle (10/19)… Had five tackles and one special teams stop in contest at Dallas (10/26)… Led secondary with 11 tackles, including one TFL, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed at Kansas City (11/2)… Led the team with nine tackles vs. Minnesota (11/16)… Tallied five tackles and a team-leading and career-high four special teams tackles at Detroit (11/23)… Had seven tackles and one special teams stop vs. New Orleans (11/30)… Notched six tackles and one special teams tackle at Carolina (12/8)… Finished game at Atlanta (12/14) with eight tackles, including one sack of QB Matt Ryan and one TFL, one forced fumble and one special teams tackle… Sack of Ryan was the first of his career… Led the secondary with eight tackles vs. San Diego (12/21)… Finished game vs. Oakland (12/28) with seven tackles. 2007: Started all 16 contests and lone playoff game on the season… Part of a Buccaneers defense that finished the season as the second-ranked unit in the NFL in total defense and first against the pass… Ranked second on the team with 12 passes defensed… Ranked tied for third on the team with two interceptions… Recorded first career interception at Indianapolis (10/7)…. Ranked eighth on the team with 78 tackles... Ranked tied for sixth on the team with 11 special teams tackles… Finished rookie campaign with 78 tackles, two interceptions, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, 12 passes defensed and 11 special teams tackles… Made NFL debut in start at Seattle (9/9), finishing with two tackles, one pass defensed and two special teams stops… Finished contest vs. New Orleans (9/16) with nine tackles… Led the secondary with a career-high 12 tackles vs. St. Louis (9/23)… Added one special teams tackle against the Rams… Had four tackles and first career forced fumble at Carolina (9/30)… Led team with a career-high three special teams tackles against the Panthers… Recorded first career interception at Indianapolis (10/7) off QB Peyton Manning… Finished contest against the Colts with five tackles and two passes defensed… Collected seven tackles and one pass defensed vs. Tennessee (10/14)… Posted four tackles and one special teams stop at Detroit (10/21)… Tallied six tackles, one pass defensed and two special teams tackles vs. Jacksonville (10/28)… Had three tackles, one special teams stop and a career-high five passes defensed vs. Arizona (11/4)… Also intercepted QB Kurt Warner in the second quarter against the Cardinals… Notched seven tackles, one pass defensed and two fumble recoveries vs. Washington (11/25)… Posted three tackles and one pass defensed at Houston (12/9)… Totaled four tackles vs. Atlanta (12/16)… Had five tackles and one special teams stop at San Francisco (12/23)… Tallied two tackles in regular season finale vs. Carolina (12/30)… Posted two tackles and one pass defensed before leaving the contest with a knee injury in NFC Wild Card game vs. N.Y. Giants (1/6). |
 Earned All-Big East Conference second-team honors as a senior… Played in 45 games with 34 starts for Syracuse throughout his collegiate career… Totaled 165 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for losses, five interceptions and 14 passes defensed… Also forced two fumbles and recovered four others for 16 yards in returns to go along with one onside kickoff recovery… Started all 12 games at left cornerback as a senior… Ranked sixth on the team with 62 tackles, adding 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for losses… Forced two fumbles and returned one fumble recovery for seven yards… Deflected four passes and intercepted two others for 39 yards in returns… Of the 66 passes thrown into his area, only 10 produced first downs… Started all 11 games at left cornerback as a junior… Recorded 42 tackles with 2.5 stops for losses… Recovered one fumble and deflected six passes to go along with one interception… Started 11 games at left cornerback as a sophomore after moving into the starting lineup… Finished sixth on the team with 56 tackles, including 1.5 stops for losses… Recovered one fumble and tallied four pass deflections to go along with two interceptions…. Played in 11 games as a true freshman (one of only three on the team), seeing action primarily on punt return and punt protection special teams units… Majored in communications and rhetorical studies. |
 Provides home game tickets to children from Metropolitan Ministries through T. Jackson’s Tacklers, his game day ticket program… Visited Metropolitan Ministries to greet children and sort food for the Holiday Assistance Program in November 2008... Taught football fundamentals to Celebration Parks and Recreation Summer Breakout Campers during a Gatorade Junior Training Camp session at the Buccaneers 2007 training camp… Visited DisneyQuest with children from the Pine Hills Branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida and the Buccaneers Rookie Club in June 2007… Hosted a football camp for 60 children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay and MacDill Air Force Base with the Buccaneers Rookie Club in June 2007… Attended Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland)… Set a school record with 19 interceptions over his career… Also made 252 tackles while gaining 3,121 yards rushing and 1,007 receiving yards… Totaled 39 touchdowns… Earned Prep Star All-Atlantic Region honorable mention… Two-time first-team All-State selection… Three-time All-Metro honoree and four-time first-team All-County selection… Named team’s most valuable player after totaling 15 touchdowns, 483 receiving yards, 1,132 rushing yards, four interceptions, 78 tackles and two sacks as a senior team captain… Collected 60 tackles, three interceptions and 19 passes defensed as a junior, winning the team’s Defensive Player of the Year Award... Born Tanard Ricardo Jackson on July 21, 1985 in Silver Spring, Maryland. |
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