Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson found dead in Florida hotel room Share Updated: 6:16 PM EST Feb 15, 2021
Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson found dead in Florida hotel room Share Updated: 6:16 PM EST Feb 15, 2021
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Show Transcript SMARTPHONE APP FOR PUSH ALERTS TO YOUR DEVICE. JIM: BREAKING TONIGHT, A FORMER TAMPA BAY BUCS WIDE RECEIVER HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD IN A HOTEL ROOM. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A HOUSEKEEPER FOUND VINCENT JACKSON’S BODY AT A HOMEWOOD SUITES IN BRANDON. JACKSON CHECKED IN JANUARY 11, AND HAD BEEN STAYING THERE SINC JACKSON’S FAMILY REPORTED HIM MISSING FEBRUARY 11, BUT DETECTIVES FOUND HIM THE FOLLOWING DAY. DETECTIVES SAY THERE WER
Ex-NFL star Vincent Jackson, 38, suffered from chronic alcoholism which appears to have been a factor in his death, police reveal as his family say he battled degenerative brain disease CTE due to football injuries
Former Bucs star Vincent Jackson, 38, was found dead at a Florida hotel on Monday. No signs of trauma were found and a cause hasn t been revealed
Sheriff Chad Chronister told a local radio show on Wednesday that Jackson may have suffered from chronic alcoholism which may have led to his death
Police also say that the family believes Jackson was battling CTE, a degenerative brain condition that has been linked to many former college and pro players
Deputies in Hillsborough County, Florida are investigating the death of retired NFL wide receiver
Vincent Jackson, 38. He was found dead on Monday at the Homewood Suites hotel in the city of Brandon, authorities said in a tweet thread.
The cause of Jackson’s death remains unclear. According to deputies, hotel staff said Jackson, a resident of South Tampa, had been staying at their business since Jan. 11. Family members reported him missing on Wednesday, with a formal report filed the following day. Deputies found the then-living Jackson on Friday at the hotel and spoke with him, according to this story. They canceled the missing persons case.
By Gordon Byrd
Feb 15, 2021
BRANDON Vincent Jackson, who spent 12 seasons in the NFL including five with Tampa Bay as a wide receiver, was found dead in a hotel room Monday.
The Hillsborough Sheriff says 38-year-old Jackson was discovered Monday morning around 11:30 by a housekeeper at the Homewood Suites on Palm River Road (photo below). They say he checked in Thursday.
Jackson s family reported him missing Wednesday (10th) and filed a report the next day. On Friday the 12th, deputies found Jackson at the hotel and spoke with him, then canceled the alert.
There are no apparent signs of trauma. The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause of death.
BRANDON Vincent Jackson, who launched and ran several businesses and philanthropic ventures in the region after a 12-year professional football career, was found dead in a Brandon hotel room Monday, Feb. 15.
No cause of death had been officially determined and there were no apparent signs of trauma, according to a statement from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office. A South Tampa resident, Jackson, 38, checked into the Homewood Suites in Brandon Jan. 11 and had been staying in a room since that date, authorities say. A housekeeper found Jackson dead in the room at approximately 11:30 a.m.
Courtesy. An investigation remains open into the official cause of death for Vincent Jackson, found dead in Brandon hotel room Feb. 15.