Deputies in Hillsborough County, Florida are investigating the death of retired NFL wide receiver
Vincent Jackson, 38. He was found dead on Monday at the Homewood Suites hotel in the city of Brandon, authorities said in a tweet thread.
The cause of Jackson’s death remains unclear. According to deputies, hotel staff said Jackson, a resident of South Tampa, had been staying at their business since Jan. 11. Family members reported him missing on Wednesday, with a formal report filed the following day. Deputies found the then-living Jackson on Friday at the hotel and spoke with him, according to this story. They canceled the missing persons case.
By Gordon Byrd
Feb 15, 2021
BRANDON Vincent Jackson, who spent 12 seasons in the NFL including five with Tampa Bay as a wide receiver, was found dead in a hotel room Monday.
The Hillsborough Sheriff says 38-year-old Jackson was discovered Monday morning around 11:30 by a housekeeper at the Homewood Suites on Palm River Road (photo below). They say he checked in Thursday.
Jackson s family reported him missing Wednesday (10th) and filed a report the next day. On Friday the 12th, deputies found Jackson at the hotel and spoke with him, then canceled the alert.
There are no apparent signs of trauma. The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause of death.
BRANDON Vincent Jackson, who launched and ran several businesses and philanthropic ventures in the region after a 12-year professional football career, was found dead in a Brandon hotel room Monday, Feb. 15.
No cause of death had been officially determined and there were no apparent signs of trauma, according to a statement from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office. A South Tampa resident, Jackson, 38, checked into the Homewood Suites in Brandon Jan. 11 and had been staying in a room since that date, authorities say. A housekeeper found Jackson dead in the room at approximately 11:30 a.m.
Courtesy. An investigation remains open into the official cause of death for Vincent Jackson, found dead in Brandon hotel room Feb. 15.
Former NFL star Vincent Jackson was found dead inside a hotel room in Florida. He was 38.
On Monday, officials confirmed that a housekeeper found Jackson s body inside his room at the Homewood Suites hotel.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office, there is no apparent cause of death as of the moment since they found no signs of trauma or anything else.
The officials also revealed that the former Chargers and Buccaneers player had been staying at the hotel in Brandon, Florida since Jan. 11.
BREAKING (Awful). The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Vincent Jackson. Jackson, 38, was found deceased on Monday, February 15, 2021, at the Homewood Suites located at 10240 Palm River Road in Brandon, Florida. pic.twitter.com/SOTftyGnSx Josh Benson (@WFLAJosh) February 15, 2021
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