Darrell Lamont Jackson (born December 6, 1978 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft, being the 15th wide receiver drafted. Prior to playing for the Seahawks, Jackson attended the University of Florida. Jackson went to Tampa Catholic High School in Florida. On December 18, 2005 he made his first appearance for the Seahawks after returning from an injury that he received playing the Washington Redskins; in this appearance he helped carry the Seahawks to victory with a touchdown reception.
In 2004 Jackson set a Seahawks franchise record with 87 receptions, which has since been broken by Bobby Engram in 2007. In Super Bowl XL Jackson tied the record for most receptions made in the first quarter of a Super Bowl with five, tying former Bills Wide Receiver Andre Reed. Despite his brilliant performance, Seattle lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-10. He was denied a touchdown catch in the first quarter, due to a controversial offensive pass interference penalty.
On April 29, 2007, Jackson was traded to San Francisco for a fourth round draft pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.
Darrell referred to himself as D-Jack during the introductions to the Super Bowl. He was named McDonald's All-American honorable mention for being a basketball player. He finished high school with a 3.64 GPA and made the Dean's List as a junior at Florida. Jackson has 7 brothers and sisters. Jackson lives in Tampa, Florida during the offseason with his three children.
Darrell Jackson is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 21st District since 1992.
Long known as an important political operative, he helped John Edwards win the South Carolina primary, being paid about $15,000 a month. In 2007 he signed on with Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, drew more than $135,000 from February 2007 through September 2007, and remains on the payroll. He earlier turned down the Barack Obama campaign, which offered $5,000 a month. A week before the primary election in South Carolina, Jackson, an African-American and a Democrat, officially announced his support for United States Senator Hillary Clinton. Clinton's chief opponent, United States Senator Barack Obama won the primary by a 2-1 margin garnering more than 80% of the African-American vote.
