Chris Jackson ( gridiron football ) Christopher " Chris " Jackson ( born February 26 , 1975 in Bristol , Pennsylvania ) is a professional American , Canadian , and Arena football wide receiver . He began his football career in junior college at Orange Coast College before moving onto Washington State Cougars after one year . In both 1996 and 1997 , Jackson was a starter for the Cougars and was considered a favorite target of Ryan Leaf . After going undrafted in the 1998 NFL Draft signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and spent the season on their practice squad . Following his stint in Tampa Bay he would spend three seasons split with the Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans . In 2000 , after failing to appears in a National Football League ( NFL ) game , Jackson signed with the Arena Football League ' s ( AFL ) Los Angeles Avengers . He spent three seasons with Los Angeles and was named the AFL ' s Rookie of the Year and totaled 3 , 255 yards , 238 catches and 67 touchdown s . Early years . He attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana , California . Jackson played basketball and in track and field as a long jump er and a triple jum , but did not play football . He played in a state championship basketball game during his time at Mater Dei and ended up losing to a team led by current NBA player Jason Kidd . College career . Orange Coast College . Jackson attended Orange Coast College for a year and got his first taste of organized football in 1994 . He averaged 21 . 1 yards per reception . Washington State . Jackson attended Washington State University in 1996 and 1997 where he was a letterman in football where he was a favorite target of college teammate Ryan Leaf . As a senior , he made 54 receptions for 1 , 005 yards and eleven touchdowns , and helped in leading his team to the Rose Bowl . Professional career . National Football League . Jackson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and spent part of the year on their practice squad . On April 28 , 1999 he was signed by the Seattle Seahawks . During the 1998 and 1999 season he spent time on the practice roster and was waived on September 6 , 1999 . Shortly after his release from the Seahawks he was signed by the Tennessee Titans . On October 5 , 1999 he made his professional debut against the Pittsburgh Steelers but was placed on injured reserve on December 1 . On March 1 , 2000 , the Titans released Jackson . Arena Football League . Jackson was signed by the Los Angeles Avengers before the 2000 Arena Football League season . As a rookie in 2000 he was named Arena Football League Rookie of the Year and made the AFL All - Rookie squad after recording 1 , 325 receiving yards , 91 receptions , 26 touchdowns and 124 . 9 all - purpose yards per game . As a rookie he posted nine 100 yard receiving games . In 2001 , he played in nine games recording 62 catches , 725 yards and 13 touchdowns . He was named the Arena Football League Ironman of the Week after recording 12 receptions for 144 yards and four touchdowns against the Arizona Rattlers . In a game against the Nashville Kats he suffered a stress fracture in his left foot which forced him to miss the final two games of the season . During the 2002 season he had 85 catches for 1 , 205 yards and 28 touchdowns after playing in ten games . Against the Dallas Desperados he suffered a broken hand but continued to play and made the game - winning touchdown catch with 13 seconds left to play . After his failed stint with the Packers , Jackson made a return to the Avengers for the 2003 season . In his fourth year with the team he recorded 117 catches , 1 , 737 yards and 46 touchdowns and was named the AFL Offensive player of the Year . He became the first player to be named AFL Rookie of the Year and AFL Offensive player of the Year in Arena Football League history . In 2004 , following his fifth failed NFL stint he came back to the Avengers and posted 125 receptions , 1 , 803 receiving yards and 44 touchdowns . His 125 catches ranked him fourth in that category for the season . After the season he became a free agent . As a free agent he signed with the Grand Rapids Rampage but also spent time with the Georgia Force in 2005 . He had 107 catches , 1 , 366 yards , and 29 touchdowns along with 18 rushing yards on five carries with three touchdowns . Against the Austin Wranglers he became the 11th player in AFL history to score 1 , 000 career points and became the 13th player in history to have 7 , 000 points and the 15th in history to have 500 catches . The game against the Wranglers was also ironically his debut game with the Force . His performance in the game earned him the AFL Ironman of the game award . He had his second AFL Ironman of the game award come against the Tampa Bay Storm later that year and also earned Player of the Week honors . In the conference championship game against the Orlando Predators he was named U . S . Army Ironman of the game . Against the Predators he had a game - high 147 receiving yards with eight catches and four touchdowns . Jackson started 14 of 16 games for the Force in 2006 and led the team with 1 , 468 receiving yards and 36 touchdowns . He returned 57 kickoffs for a total of 1 , 107 yards with two touchdowns and he returned three missed field goals for 94 yards and a touchdown . Against Orlando he was named Offensive player of the game after recording nine catches for 117 yards with three touchdowns and returning five kickoffs for a total of 77 yards . His second offensive player of the game honor came against the Columbus Destroyers when he had 10 catches , 90 yards and four touchdowns . Against the Tampa Bay Storm he received his third offensive player of the game honor and his second career offensive player of week award by putting up 10 receptions , 124 yards and six touchdowns . Adding to that he had 75 yards on two kickoff returns , one of which he brought back for a touchdown . His offensive explosion set a franchise record for most individual points in a game with 42 . Continuing his stellar season he had 126 yards on nine catches with four receiving touchdowns and one rushing touchdown against the Kansas City Brigade . He accumulated 141 yards on seven returns in the same game . His 268 total yards in the game made him second his Force history for yards in a game . The fourth offensive player of the game award came against the Austin Wranglers when he had 12 receptions , 117 yards and one touchdown . Rounding out the 2006 season he had seven catches for 61 yards with one touchdown against the Philadelphia Soul and had five touchdowns , 13 receptions and 180 receiving yards against the New York Dragons . His performance against New York set franchise single - game records in receiving touchdowns , catches and receiving yards . In 2007 , he had 51 total touchdowns and was named to the AFL All - Arena First Team . He rushed for 19 yards on nine attempts with four touchdowns , and had career highs with 1 , 915 receiving yards , 145 catches and 42 receiving touchdowns . His receiving yards and total touchdowns were second in the league but they were both team highs . He was named offensive player of the game twice against the Wranglers and Storm . Three times he was named Ironman Player of the Game against the Philadelphia Soul , Dallas Desperados and Predators . After the season he became a free agent . Jackson signed with the Philadelphia Soul on November 8 , 2007 . Jackson helped lead the Philadelphia Soul to a championship in Arena Bowl XX , with 140 receptions for 1 , 692 yards and 49 TDs on the year . On Friday July 8 , 2011 Jackson signed with the 14 - 2 Arizona Rattlers to help them reach Arena Bowl XXIV . In his first game back in the AFL since winning Arena Bowl XX with the Soul , he caught 6 passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns . Return to NFL . Jackson signed with the Green Bay Packers on August 1 , 2002 . The Miami Dolphins signed Jackson on June 4 , 2003 . However he failed to make either team . Canadian Football League . He was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on May 6 , 2009 after the Arena Football League suspended the 2009 season and later folded . He was released by Winnipeg on June 20 , 2009 .