Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson has been found dead at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare checkBRANDON, 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. Deputies tracked him down to the hotel two days later, spoke with him and canceled the missing persons case. “My heart aches for the many loved ones Vincent Jackson leaves behind, from his wife and children to the Buccaneers nation that adored him,” Chronister said in a statement posted on social media. The son of military parents, Jackson founded the Jackson In Action 83 Foundation, a nonprofit to support military families. I grew up a chargers fan,” said one fan who identified himself as YungEazy on Twitter.

Source: ABC News February 15, 2021 22:38 UTC