According to FootballScoop.com, Jackson will be formally introduced at a 11a.m. press conference on Monday.
Jackson coached receivers for 10 years in the NFL with New England (1985-89), Tampa Bay (1992-93), and New Orleans (1997-99). In Jackson’s first season as a coach, the Patriots won the conference championship and played in the 1986 Super Bowl.
Jackson enjoyed a 16-year playing career in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams (1968, 1973-77), Philadelphia Eagles (1969-72), New England Patriots (1978-81), Minnesota Vikings (1982), and Seattle Seahawks (1983).
Jackson also played collegiately at JSU prior to being drafted into the NFL in 1968.