- Jason Tucker
Infobox CFL player
Name=Jason Tucker
team=Edmonton Eskimos
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status=Active
import=yes
Position=Slotback
number=83
College=Texas Christian
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1976|6|24|mf=y
Birthplace=San Francisco, CA
Height_ft=6
Height_in=2
Weight_lbs=181
NFLDraftedYear=1998
NFLDraftedRound=6
NFLDraftedPick=167
years=1998
1998
1999
1999 - 2000
2002 - "Present"
teams=Cincinnati Bengals Green Bay Packers Rhein Fire Dallas Cowboys Edmonton Eskimos
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CBS=Jason Tucker (born
June 24 ,1976 in San Francisco,California ) is an American andCanadian football slotback .High School
Tucker attended Robinson High School in
Robinson, Texas where he excelled in football, and track and field, particularly long jumping.College career
Tucker played
college football forTexas Christian University . During his sophomore season, he caught 31 passes for 433 yards. The following year, he became the team's second leading receiver with 39 catches, for 692 yards, and four touchdowns. Even better numbers were expected for his senior year, however he did not play after being suspended for a rules violation. At TCU, Tucker amassed 1,197 yards on 78 pass receptions, for an average of 15.3 yards, and a total of 5 touchdowns. Despite missing the entire 1997 season, it was apparent Tucker continued to train on his own, to improve his football skills, as evidenced by his clocking a 4.48 second, 40 yard dash, and finishing in the top five in agility drills at theNFL Combine in February.Professional career
Tucker was drafted in the sixth round, 167th overall by the
Cincinnati Bengals in the1998 NFL Draft . His stay in Cincinnati was a short one. He played in the pre-season opener against theNew York Giants , catching one pass for six yards. After pulling a hamstring in training camp, and reaching an injury settlement with the Bengals, Tucker was placed on waivers August 19, 1998.The
Green Bay Packers added Tucker to their practice squad on October 28, 1998.Next, he made his way to the
Rhein Fire of the now-defunctNFL Europa for the 1999 season. In Düsseldorf he had 26 receptions, for 454 yards, and three touchdowns.He was invited to training camp for the
Dallas Cowboys and played the1999 NFL season with Dallas, being named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December 1999.Tucker was released by the Cowboys before the
2001 NFL season , and by 2002 he had made the roster of theCanadian Football League 'sEdmonton Eskimos . In his first year as a Canadian Football League player, Tucker was the team's second-leading receiver with 51 catches for 911 yards. In 2003, Tucker was named the most valuable player of the91st Grey Cup with a 132-yard performance in the championship game. In 2004, Tucker broke the 1,000 yards receiving mark for the first time, racking up 1,632 yards for the fourth-highest total in franchise history.Tucker has won two Grey Cups, in 2003 and 2005, both with the Eskimos. He is a two-time CFL All-Star at wide receiver in 2004 and 2005.
On July 26, 2008, Tucker was involved in a helmet-to-helmet hit with
Hamilton Tiger Cats Jykine Bradley that fractured his C6-C7 vertebra. Fortunately, his spinal cord was not damaged. However by most accounts this is a career ending injury. [cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/football/cfl/story.html?id=e107d161-2b21-46a8-8fae-3017d75ae5ca|title=Tucker looks at positive side after neck-breaking hit|last=Stock|first=Curtis|date=2008-10-06|publisher=The Edmonton Journal|accessdate=2008-10-06]Personal
Tucker is married, and has 3 daughters. His family lives on a convert|1300|acre|km2|0|sing=on ranch in
Burleson, Texas .References
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