Staff said that Jackson had checked into the hotel on Jan. 11. His family filed a missing persons report on Feb. 11. Police located him alive the following day and, after speaking to him and assessing his wellbeing, dismissed the case. A housekeeper discovered.
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The NFL suffered a big loss Monday as former Buccaneers and Chargers receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead at around 11:30am ET in a hotel room in Brandon, Florida.
He was 38 years old.
According to reports and a statement from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson had been staying at a Homewood Suites since January 11. There was a missing persons report filed for Jackson several days ago, but when authorities located and spoke with Jackson they canceled the missing persons case after assessing his well-being three days ago.
According to the report, there were no signs of trauma.
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Ex-NFL receiver Vincent Jackson was reported missing by his family and subsequently contacted by police in the days before he was discovered dead in a Florida hotel room on Monday.