METAIRIE, La. -- Hall of Fame pass rusher Rickey Jackson underwent successful surgery to alleviate pressure on his brain Wednesday morning, according to his daughter Rickeyah.
"He is resting comfortably, very alert and talking like himself with nurses, doctors and all around him," Rickeyah told Crescent City Sports' Ken Trahan, who is the director of the New Orleans Saints' Hall of Fame. "I want to stress that he is doing fine and that any reports otherwise simply are not accurate."
The Saints wished a "speedy recovery" to Jackson via Twitter.
On behalf of Gayle Benson and the entire Saints organization, our thoughts and prayers are with Rickey Jackson for a speedy recovery from his medical procedure today
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) November 28, 2018
The 60-year-old Jackson spent 13 seasons with the Saints and two with the San Francisco 49ers, with whom he won a Super Bowl late in his career.