From Fifth-Round Pick to Super Bowl Champion: Malik Jackson on 10 Years in the NFL
The average NFL career lasts 3.3 years. Malik Jackson played for 10 seasons.
Malik was selected in the fifth round (137th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. Fifth-round picks aren't supposed to last a decade in the NFL. They're not supposed to win Super Bowls. They're not supposed to make the Pro Bowl.
But Malik Jackson did all three.
In Super Bowl 50, Malik scored the game's first touchdown when he recovered a fumble in the end zone forced by Von Miller — giving the Broncos an early 10-0 lead over the Carolina Panthers. Denver won 24-10, and Malik became a Super Bowl…
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