Jason Short

{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jason Short

| image =

| caption =

| position = Linebacker

| number = 52

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|15}}

| birth_place = Painesville, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 254

| high_school = Painesville (OH) Riverside

| college = Eastern Michigan

| undraftedyear = 2001

| pastteams =

• Peoria Pirates (2002)
• Barcelona Dragons (2003)
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2003|2006}})
• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2007}})*

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 36

| pfr = ShorJa20

}}

Jason Michael Short (born July 15, 1978) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan University. He was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns.

In 2006, Sports Illustrated ranked Jason Short among the "10 Most Feared NFL Players".{{cite web |last=King |first=Peter |title=The NFL's 10 most feared men |url=https://www.si.com/uncategorized/2006/08/30/30-010-most-feared-nfl-players |website=SI.com |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=August 30, 2006 |access-date=March 22, 2025}}

On the Eagles team that played in the Super Bowl XXXIX vs. New England Patriots

2004-05 NFC Champions with Philadelphia Eagles