Jason Jefferson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jason Jefferson

| image =

| caption =

| number = 99

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|20}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 295

| high_school = Chicago (IL) Leo

| college = Wisconsin

| draftyear = 2005

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 193

| pastteams =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 32

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = JeffJa21

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Jason Jefferson (born December 20, 1981) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at Wisconsin.

Jefferson was also a member of the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons.

Early life

Jason Jefferson is a graduate of Leo Catholic High School, located on the South Side of Chicago.{{Cite web |url=http://www.leohighschool.org/alumni.html |title=Leo Catholic High School Alumni |access-date=2011-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425060839/http://www.leohighschool.org/alumni.html |archive-date=2012-04-25 |url-status=dead }}

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