▁Jackson , ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Se ah aw ks ▁released ▁quarter back ▁Jer rod ▁Johnson . ▁The ▁Se ah aw ks ▁released ▁quarter back ▁Br ady ▁Qu inn ▁and ▁made ▁Jackson ▁the ▁official ▁backup ▁quarter back ▁to ▁Wilson . ▁Jackson ▁appeared ▁in ▁three ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁regular ▁season ▁producing ▁ 1 5 1 ▁passing ▁yards ▁and ▁a ▁touch down . ▁During ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁X L V III ▁against ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos , ▁Jackson ▁came ▁in ▁relief ▁of ▁Russell ▁Wilson ▁during ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁any ▁backup ▁quarter back ▁has ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁Super ▁Bowl . ▁The ▁Se ah aw ks ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁in ▁franch ise ▁history ▁as ▁they ▁defeated ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁ 4 3 – 8 . ▁Following ▁the ▁season , ▁Jackson ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year ▁deal ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁the ▁Se ah aw ks . ▁The ▁Se ah aw ks ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁X LI X , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁repeat ▁as ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁champions ▁as ▁they ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 8 – 2 4 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season , ▁Jackson ▁became ▁an ▁un rest rict ed ▁free ▁agent . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Jackson ▁took ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁assistant ▁role ▁at ▁Alabama ▁State , ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ,