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His first name stands out — but not nearly as much as his game. It’s too bad many haven’t noticed. Cleveland Browns linebacker D’Qwell Jackson led the NFL in tackles last season, but outside of Cleveland, the University of Maryland and Seminole, Fla. — his hometown — he isn’t well known.”
Those who aren’t watching are missing a heck of a football player. Jackson, entering his fourth season, had 154 tackles and three interceptions for the Browns in 2008.
Yet there was no Pro Bowl, no All-Pro and little attention.
That’s what playing for a loser does to a player. You get lost. You don’t get your due. So we’ll give him some.
Jackson is my choice as the most underrated player in the league. He headlines my list of players on each team who don’t get the respect they deserve. Some are younger players who haven’t been truly discovered, while others are like Jackson, players on bad teams who are stars without a big audience
SOURCE: CBS SPORTS
