Former Bucs star's death another 'wake-up call’ for football

The late Vincent Jackson, who became a prominent Tampa businessman after his retirement from the NFL, suffered from a degenerative brain disease common in ex-football players.

File. Vincent Jackson became a successful businessman and philanthropist after retiring from football in 2016.
File. Vincent Jackson became a successful businessman and philanthropist after retiring from football in 2016.
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The late Vincent Jackson, a star wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2012 to 2016, suffered from stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repetitive head trauma, according to a Dec. 16 news release issued by Jackson’s family and the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

 

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