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Lawrence Jackson

Lawrence Christopher Jackson (born August 30, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football for the USC Trojans.

He is referred to as LJ or LoJack.

Jackson played football and ran track at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. During his 2000 sophomore season, Inglewood advanced to the CIF Division X finals.

As a junior in 2001, he was All-City and All-League and his league's Defensive Player of the Year. He had 134 tackles, including 22 sacks, plus 2 interceptions (1 returned for a TD), 7 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries and 3 blocked kicks in 2001. Inglewood made it to the 2001 CIF Division X semi-finals.

In 2002, Jackson was a consensus prep All-America, All-West, All-State, All-City and All-League selection as well as his league's MVP. He had 142 tackles, with 11 sacks, plus 4 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions in 2002 while playing defensive line and middle linebacker.

For his career, he had 57 sacks. Jackson applied to be the head coach for Inglewood High School in 2014, losing out on the job to his former coach Jason Miller.

Jackson played college football for the University of Southern California and was a 4-year starter for the Trojans starting 51 of 52 games. Philip Rivers (NC State) is the only other player in NCAA history to start 51 games.

Jackson redshirted as a true freshman in 2003. He won USC's Service Team Defensive Player of the Year award. After the season, he had arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle to remove debris.

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