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Saints' D'Marco Jackson: Ready for Week 4
D'Marco Jackson (calf) was a full participant in Friday's practice and does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against Atlanta, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.Jackson missed the first three games of the regular season due to a calf injury he sustained during training camp. Jackson mostly played on special teams in 2023, but he could see playing time with the first-team defense Sunday after Demario Davis was ruled out due to a hamstring injury.
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Saints' D'Marco Jackson: Out for Week 3
D'Marco Jackson (calf) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Eagles.Jackson managed to log back-to-back limited practice sessions heading into the weekend, but he'll nonetheless miss a third straight regular-season game due to a lingering calf injury. The depth linebacker will target Week 4 on the road against Atlanta to retake the field.
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Saints' D'Marco Jackson: Ruled out for Week 2
D'Marco Jackson (calf) did not practice Friday and has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Cowboys, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.Jackson has not been able to participate in practice for two straight weeks, and he'll have to wait until Week 3 against the Eagles to make his regular-season debut. Anfernee Orji will serve as the top reserve linebacker for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday behind starters Pete Werner, Demario Davis and Willie Gay.
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Saints' D'Marco Jackson: Out Sunday
D'Marco Jackson (calf) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Panthers, Jeff Nowak of Audacy Sports reports.The Appalachian State product failed to participate in any practice this week due to a calf injury, so being ruled out for Week 1 comes as no surprise. With Jackson, Jaylan Ford (hamstring) and Nephi Sewell (knee) all sidelined Sunday, Anfernee Orji remains the only reserve inside linebacker on the New Orleans Saints' roster.
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Saints' D'Marco Jackson: Nursing calf injury
D'Marco Jackson exited Thursday's practice due to a calf injury, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.Jackson has started in both of the New Orleans Saints' preseason contests and has accumulated five tackles (three solo) over that span. He's competing for a depth spot on New Orleans' linebacker corps behind starters Willie Gay, Demario Davis (hamstring) and Pete Werner (shoulder). Jackson operated mostly on special teams in 2023, finishing the season with 12 tackles (three solo) and a fumble recovery for a touchdown across 17 regular-season games.
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Saints' D'Marco Jackson: Returns for OTAs
D'Marco Jackson (undisclosed) participated throughout New Orleans Saints' recent OTAs, John Hendrix of Sports Illustrated reports.New Orleans' 2022 fifth-round selection spent all of his rookie season on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury suffered before the season, but it seems like he's since moved past the issue. Jackson won the 2021 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year, racking up 119 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks for Appalachian State that season. Barring any setbacks, expect the second-year linebacker to compete for a depth role on the Saints defense in 2023.
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Saints' D'Marco Jackson: Moves to IR
New Orleans placed D'Marco Jackson (undisclosed) on its IR list Tuesday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.It's not clear what injury Jackson is dealing with, but the move means he'll be shut down for the entirety of the 2022-23 season unless he works out an injury settlement with the team. As he works to rehab from whatever's holding him out, his absence will open up opportunities for Andrew Dowell and Eric Wilson at linebacker.
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Saints' D'Marco Jackson: Big Easy bound
The New Orleans Saints selected D'Marco Jackson in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 161st overall.Jackson consistently marked up the stat sheet at Appalachian State, as he posted 221 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 14 pass breakups, 8.5 sacks and three interceptions over his final two seasons. He's light for a linebacker at 6-foot, 233 pounds, but his 4.55 40-yard dash gives him range and provides immediate utility on special teams.