Paris Jackson Paris Jackson ( born July 24 , 1980 ) is a professional Canadian football slotback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted sixth overall by the Lions in the 2003 CFL Draft and signed with the team on August 30 , 2003 . He played college football for the Utah Utes from 2001 to 2002 . High school years . Jackson was team captain at Carson Graham Secondary School in North Vancouver . In his senior year , he set the school ' s single - game record for most rushing yard s and touchdown s , and accumulated 2 , 138 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns . College career . Jackson attended Butte College in California in 2000 , where he was an All - Conference player , recording 35 receptions for 899 yards and 8 touchdowns . He then transferred to the University of Utah , where he majored in sociology . In 2002 , he caught 43 passes in 11 games , finishing second on the team in receiving with 553 yards , and third in scoring with 6 touchdowns . He received an honourable mention for Conference All - Star . Professional career . Jackson was selected in the first round , 6th overall in the 2003 CFL Draft by his hometown team , the BC Lions . He signed with the Lions midway through the 2003 season . As a backup wide receiver in 2003 and 2004 , he caught 16 passes for 223 yards , and played in the 2004 Grey Cup against the Toronto Argonauts . Jackson saw more playing time in 2005 , finishing with 48 catches for 617 yards and 4 touchdowns , including a team - high 6 receptions in the West Division Final . In 2006 , he was second on the team with 51 catches for 634 yards and 4 touchdowns . Jackson caught 2 touchdown passes in the West Division Final , and had 5 receptions for 65 yards in the Lions ' 2006 Grey Cup victory over the Montreal Alouettes . In 2007 , he posted career bests in every receiving category . He has been noted as an exciting receiver for the Lions with a penchant for making acrobatic catches . Jackson recorded his best season of his career in 2008 when he caught 76 passes for 1 , 180 yards and eight touchdowns ; all career highs . In recognition of his strong season , he was named a CFL West All - Star and was the BC Lions ' nominee for the Most Outstanding Canadian Award For the 2009 BC Lions season , Jackson took over the slotback role left by the departure of Jason Clermont and recorded his second straight 1000 - yard season . In 2010 , Jackson saw his receiving numbers decrease as his production was hampered by injuries and inconsistent quarterback play . He had a 111 consecutive games - played streak end this season as he missed his first CFL game of his career during BC ' s game against Edmonton on October 9 , 2009 . He only managed to score one touchdown this season , which was his least since 2004 when he didn ' t score any . Personal . Jackson wears a cross necklace that contains his deceased mother ' s ashes . Before each game , he dresses in his equipment and kisses the cross before removing it and placing it in his locker . On May 8 , 2010 , Paris married his longtime girlfriend , hair dresser , Suzy Phi at the Brock House in Vancouver , BC . Together they have one daughter , born in September 2008 , and one son born in 2011 .