Safety Kareem Jackson could become the fourth Alabama player to appear in 15 NFL seasons when the Buffalo Bills play the Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon.
A member of the Bills’ practice squad, Jackson will be eligible to play after being elevated to active status by Buffalo on Saturday.
Quarterback Bart Starr played in 16 seasons for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 through 1971. Punter Chris Mohr from 1989 through 2004 and quarterback Ken Stabler from 1970 through 1984 are the other Alabama alumni who have appeared in 15 seasons apiece.
Jackson and linebackers Cornelius Bennett and Lee Roy Jordan are the Alabama alumni who have appeared in 14 NFL seasons.
Jackson’s 203 NFL regular-season games are the fourth-most for an Alabama alumnus. Mohr appeared in 239 NFL regular-season games, tight end Howard Cross 207 and Bennett 206.
Jackson had 193 regular-season starts when he joined Buffalo as a free agent as training camp began in July. But Jackson did not survive the cut to the regular-season roster and ended up re-signing with the Bills for practice-squad duty.
Each NFL team can elevate two players from its practice-squad to active status for each game. This is Jackson’s first elevation.
The Bills elevated Jackson with its starting safeties listed as questionable on this week’s injury report – Damar Hamlin with back and rib injuries and Taylor Rapp with neck and shoulder injuries.
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