BIOGRAPHY
Kareem Jackson was born April 10, 1998, in Macon, Georgia. He is a safety in the NFL. As a true freshman, Jackson started in 12 of 13 games for the Crimson Tide. He ranked second on the team with three interceptions on the season and was fourth with four pass breakups. Jackson recorded 66 tackles on the season, good for fifth-best on the team. He subsequently received Freshman All-American honors. Jackson was eighth on the team in tackles with 44, including 28 solo stops, as a sophomore in 2008. He registered ten pass breakups on the year with one interception. As a junior in 2009, Jackson started in all 14 games and was fifth on the team with 49 tackles. He had one interception and broke up 13 passes during the 2009 season. On January 15, 2010, Jackson declared he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.
The Houston Texans drafted Jackson in the first round (20th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was the second cornerback taken in 2010, behind Florida's Joe Haden (7th overall). Texans select Jackson 20th overall
On July 30, 2010, the Houston Texans signed him to a five-year, $13.52 million contract that includes $7.36 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $875,500. On March 13, 2019, Jackson signed a three-year $33 million deal with the Denver Broncos. In week 6 against the Tennessee Titans, Jackson recorded an interception of Ryan Tannehill in the 16–0 win. This was his first interception of the season and as a member of the Broncos. In week 14 against his former team, the Houston Texans, Jackson recorded 11 tackles, intercepted a pass thrown by Deshaun Watson, received a lateral from teammate Jeremiah Attaochu who recovered a fumble lost by Keke Coutee and returned the ball for a 70-yard touchdown during the 38–24 win, earning him AFC Defensive Player of the Week.
On March 7, 2015, the Houston Texans signed Jackson to a four-year, $34 million contract with $20 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $9 million. After those 4 years, he was signed by the Broncos in 2019 on a 2-year contract for $33,000,000.
