Former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Malik Jackson announced his retirement Friday after 10 seasons in the NFL.
“I’m done. I’m not going to get off the couch right now,” Jackson said on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football.”
Jackson, 33, spent his first four NFL seasons (2012-15) with the Denver Broncos, helping the team to Super Bowl 50 victory.
He played the next three seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2016-18) and won Pro Bowl honors in 2017 after posting a career-high eight sacks.
Jackson played two seasons (2019-20) with the Philadelphia Eagles and one season (2021) with the Cleveland Browns. He didn’t play in the NFL in 2022.
“That’s the goal. 10 to 12 years is my goal,” Jackson said. “I’ve gotten to the point where everything is alright. I’m doing fine on my own. I’ve done enough. I have a daughter and I need to come home and be with her and start living.”
Since being selected by the Broncos in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft out of Tennessee State, Jackson has 292 tackles and 35.5 sacks in 142 career games (89 starts).
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