FAYETTEVILLE — Tarvaris Jackson, a former NFL starting quarterback who began his college career at the University of Arkansas, died Sunday. He was 36.
An Alabama Law Enforcement Agency accident report stated that Tarvaris Dandre Jackson crashed his 2012 Chevrolet Camaro at 8:50 p.m., Sunday about seven miles south of Montgomery. The accident report stated that Jackson was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Jose Garcia, a spokesperson for Tennessee State University, said the football program was preparing to issue a statement about Jackson on Monday. Jackson was hired as an assistant coach at Tennessee State last year.