Chad Jackson Chad Watson Jackson ( born March 6 , 1985 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League . He played college football for the University of Florida . He was drafted by the New England Patriots of the National Football League ( NFL ) in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft , and has also been a member of the Denver Broncos , Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders of the NFL . Early years . Jackson was born in Birmingham , Alabama in 1985 . He was a three - year starter at football powerhouse Hoover High School in Birmingham , Alabama , where he recorded 202 reception s for 3 , 553 yards and forty touchdowns . Jackson also found time to pass and run for twelve more touchdowns and try his hand at free safety . His high school career ended with a 41 – 3 record and two Alabama Class 6A championships , and he was recognized as a " Parade " magazine prep All - American . Jackson also played basketball and ran track before concentrating on football as a senior . College career . Jackson received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer ' s Florida Gators football teams from 2003 to 2005 . As a junior in 2005 , Jackson started eleven games and appeared in all twelve . He tied the Gators team record for reception s in a single season with eighty - eight , and led the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . Jackson was a first - team All - SEC selection , honorable mention All - American , and was one of fifteen semi - finalists for the Biletnikoff Award in 2005 . His eighty - eight catches went for 900 yards and nine touchdowns , and he also ran for two more rushing touchdowns . Following his junior season , Jackson declared that he would forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility and enter the NFL draft . Professional career . New England Patriots . On the first day of the 2006 NFL Draft , the Patriots traded draft picks with the Green Bay Packers to move up sixteen places ( from the Patriots ' 52nd to the Packers ' 36th ) in the second round to select Jackson , giving up a third - round pick ( 75th overall ) acquired in a trade . Jackson played for the Patriots in and . Jackson missed the entire 2006 preseason with a hamstring injury ; his first NFL game was in Week 2 of the 2006 season against the New York Jets , in which he caught two passes for a total of 42 yards ; one of those was a 13 - yard touchdown . In Week 4 he caught two passes for a total of nine yards against the Cincinnati Bengals . His performance was limited due to his nagging hamstring injury . In Week 7 , at Buffalo , Jackson recorded his fifth catch of the season , a 35 - yard touchdown reception from Tom Brady in the third quarter . A few weeks later , Jackson suffered a groin injury and missed back - to - back games in December . Jackson finished his rookie season with 13 catches for 152 yards , six first downs and three touchdowns , and a hamstring injury . In the against the Indianapolis Colts , Jackson suffered a torn ACL and was placed on the Patriots ' Physically Unable to Perform list prior to the 2007 season . He was activated from the PUP on November 7 , 2007 , but was active for only four of the Patriots ' remaining games , finishing the season with one catch for 19 yards . Jackson was active for the Patriots ' first playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars , but was a healthy inactive for their next two games , the AFC Championship and Super Bowl XLII . On August 31 , 2008 , Jackson was released by the Patriots a day after the deadline for cutting rosters down to 53 players . Denver Broncos . Jackson was signed by the Denver Broncos on October 27 , 2008 . During the 2008 season , he played in four games , making one catch for 19 yards and returning 8 kickoffs for a combined 162 yards . As in 2008 , Jackson made the Broncos ' 53 - man roster as of September 5 , 2009 , but was released by the Broncos two days later . Buffalo Bills . Jackson signed with the Buffalo Bills on March 31 , 2010 . He was released on September 4 , 2010 . Omaha Nighthawks . Jackson was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on June 29 , 2011 . Oakland Raiders . On August 6 , 2011 , Jackson signed with the Oakland Raiders . Jackson was waived on September 3 , 2011 .