Branden Jackson didn't get here by himself. This is the story of how a fallen brother, a resilient grandmother and an NFL analyst he never met have contributed to the Seahawk defensive end's ascent.
Branden Jackson gets his motivation from NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein.
Granted, Jackson — the Seahawks’ second-year defensive end and third-year pro — has never met the man. And maybe that’s the point.
On July 26, less than an hour before the first practice of 2018 training camp, Jackson tweeted a snippet from the scouting report that Zierlein — an NFL Draft analyst for NFL.