VINCENT JACKSON

Medical examiner: Vincent Jackson died of 'chronic alcohol use'. File photo: Wide Receiver Vincent Jackson #83 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers works out during Training Camp on July 31, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)TAMPA, Fla. — An autopsy performed in Florida lists former NFL player Vincent Jackson’s death as “natural” and notes that the death was due to chronic alcohol use, Reuters reported. The autopsy report from the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s office found Jackson suffered from alcoholic cardiomyopathy, hepatic steatosis and fibrosis, jaundice and renal failure among other conditions consistent with chronic alcohol use, ESPN reported. While playing with the Chargers – at the time in San Diego – Jackson was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in 2006 and 2009, Reuters reported.

TAMPA, Fla. — (AP) — Researchers diagnosed former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson, who was found dead in a Florida hotel room in February, as suffering from stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Jackson played 12 seasons with the San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring in 2018. The late player’s family on Thursday released the findings of a study conducted by the Boston-based Concussion Legacy Foundation’s brain bank in hopes of raising awareness of CTE and the risks of the disease. “Vincent Jackson was a brilliant, disciplined, gentle giant whose life began to change in his mid-30s. “That his brain showed stage 2 CTE should no longer surprise us; these results have become commonplace,” the doctor added in the foundation statement.

Researchers have diagnosed former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson as suffering from stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Vincent Jackson, the former wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Chargers, had stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. A hotel housekeeper found him dead Feb. 15 and there were no signs of trauma, according to WFTS. >>Related: Former Buccaneers, Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson found dead in Florida hotel“Vincent dedicated so much of his life to helping others. Even in his passing, I know he would want to continue that same legacy,” Lindsey Jackson, the late player’s wife, said in a statement. Vincent Jackson retired from the NFL in 2016, WFLA reported.

The brain of former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson is going to be donated for CTE research, a spokesperson for his family confirmed to CBS Tampa affiliate WTSP-TV. Evidence of CTE has been found in the brains of numerous athletes in sports that feature hard contact among their participants. The spokesperson, Allison Gorrell, told multiple news outlets Jackson's brain will be sent to Boston University to determine whether he suffered from the degenerative brain disease. HAPPENING NOW: #teamHCSO is investigating the death of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Vincent Jackson. Wide Receiver Vincent Jackson of the San Diego Chargers watches from the sidelines during San Diego Chargers game on January 3, 2010 at Quolcomm Stadium in San Diego.

Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead at a Florida hotel on Monday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. "We are shocked and saddened to hear the terrible news regarding the loss of Vincent Jackson," Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Bryan Glazer said Monday in a statement. Vincent Jackson, then of the San Diego Chargers, watches from the sidelines during the Washington Redskins v San Diego Chargers NFL Game on January 3, 2010 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. "We are all mourning the loss of our beloved Vincent Jackson. Jackson spent 12 seasons in the NFL with the then-San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2014, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson (83) runs with the ball in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans. Florida authorities are looking into the death of former Buccaneers player Jackson, who was found dead Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at a Florida hotel room. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)BRANDON, Fla. – Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead Monday at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare check, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The son of military parents, Jackson founded the Jackson In Action 83 Foundation, a nonprofit to support military families. The Chargers, now based in Los Angeles, said Jackson was “gone too soon.”“We are shocked and deeply saddened by news of Vincent Jackson's sudden passing.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson (83) lines up against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Tampa. (Jeff Haynes/AP Images for Panini)BRANDON, Fla. – Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead at Homewood Suites on Palm River Road in Brandon around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said Jackson was found dead around 11:30 a.m. in his hotel room by a housekeeper. The wide receiver made three Pro Bowls. Our deepest condolences go out to his wife, Lindsey, and the entire Jackson family,” Glazer said.