{"id":279297,"date":"2025-08-11T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/279297\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:43:08","slug":"former-iowa-football-lb-makes-tampa-bay-buccaneers-history-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/279297\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Iowa football LB makes Tampa Bay Buccaneers history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his NFL preseason debut on Saturday against the Tennessee Titans, former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/iowa-hawkeyes\/3434\/\" data-autotag=\"6610c59f-1f25-4371-9123-fabf609c6911\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Iowa<\/a> football linebacker Nick Jackson has already accomplished a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/362\" data-autotag=\"0975654b-7314-4c6a-8b1d-0052f65c0335\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> statistical feat not done since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson spent a pair of seasons with the <a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyeswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hawkeyes<\/a> after transferring to Iowa following four seasons at Virginia. At the end of his six-year collegiate career, he finished as the No. 2 all-time FBS leader in tackles (555) and would sign with <a href=\"https:\/\/bucswire.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tampa Bay<\/a> after going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft this past March.<\/p>\n<p>During the preseason matchup against the Titans, Jackson recorded a sack of Tennessee quarterback Brandon Allen on the first play from scrimmage during a second-quarter drive and intercepted Allen with one hand just a few plays later.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Buccaneers Communications, Jackson becomes the first player since 2017 to record both a sack and an interception in the same preseason game.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LB Nick Jackson becomes the first Buccaneer player since 2017 to record a sack and an interception in the same preseason game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buccaneers Communications (@BuccaneersComms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuccaneersComms\/status\/1954355461135700443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Tampa Bay&#8217;s 29-7 victory is just the first of its three preseason games, Jackson&#8217;s remarkable feat should reward him with a favorable impression in hopes of making the Buccaneers&#8217; 53-man roster before their first regular season game on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HawkeyesWire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@HawkeyesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@HawkeyesWire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. 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