▁The ▁Vik ings ▁selected ▁Jackson ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁and ▁Jackson ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁A ▁reserve ▁quarter back ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁Vik ings , ▁Jackson ▁was ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season , ▁after ▁which ▁Jackson ▁started ▁the ▁Vik ings ' ▁Wild ▁Card ▁play off ▁game . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Jackson ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Se ah aw ks ▁and ▁was ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁Jackson ▁was ▁then ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁B ills ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁NFL ▁season ▁but ▁never ▁played ▁a ▁game . ▁Jackson ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Se ah aw ks ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁backup ▁quarter back ▁for ▁Russell ▁Wilson ▁during ▁their ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁X L V III ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁college ▁career ▁Jackson ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Mont gom ery , ▁Alabama , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Sid ney ▁Lan ier ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Jackson ▁then ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁played ▁three ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Raz or back s ▁as ▁a ▁fresh man ▁but ▁suffered ▁a ▁season - ending