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Tarvaris Jackson takes college coaching gig with arrest behind him
Posted by Curtis Crabtree on January 26, 2018
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Former Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson is set to become a graduate assistant coach at Alabama State University.
According to Chris Tomasson of the
St. Paul Pioneer-Press, Jackson will have a focus on coaching quarterbacks at his alma mater. Eventually he wants to move into coaching at the professional ranks.
“
I do want to coach on a professional level,’’ Jackson said. “Of course, you have dreams. … In the back of my head, I do want to be a head coach one day, but right now I want to be the best quarterback, grad assistant coach that I can be … I want to just focus as much as I can on learning the coaching side.”
Jackson’s playing career was effectively ended with an arrest in June 2016 regarding an alleged domestic incident with his wife. The police report alleged that Jackson threatened to kill his wife, Lakitta, and loaded a gun at a house the family was staying at on vacation in Kissimmee, Fla.
Jackson
pleaded not guilty to the charges and they
were ultimately dismissed due to a lack of evidence in the case. He remains married to his wife and said the police report had false information. He said their argument never got physical and he never pulled a gun on her.
However, he admits he made a false statement to police, which didn’t help his situation.
Jackson spent 10 years in the NFL with the majority of his time split between Minnesota and Seattle.
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Former Giants linebacker sent to prison for fraud
Posted by Darin Gantt on January 26, 2018
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A former Giants linebacker was
sentenced to two years in federal prison, and ordered to repay nearly $1.6 million in phony worker’s compensation claims.
According to the Associated Press, 46-year-old Marcus Buckley filed a number of fraudulent claims after the Giants paid him a $300,000 injury settlement in 2010.
A former third-round pick from Texas A&M, Buckley played for the Giants for seven seasons (1993-99), and spent the 2000 season with the Falcons but didn’t play in a game.
He was found guilty of filing false invoices, credit collection notices for late medical bills, and false statements from medical providers. A co-defendant, claims adjuster Kimberly Jones, arranged for $1.59 million in worker’s compensation insurance payments. She is due for sentencing in February.