William Jackson III, an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League, was born on October 27, 1992. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft while playing college football for the Houston Cougars.
Jackson has also participated in football games for the Commanders of Washington. Jackson was born on October 27, 1992, and spent his childhood in Houston, Texas’ Fifth Ward, where he also has three sisters and a brother.
Jackson spent his first year of college at Trinity Valley Community College before moving to the University of Houston for his second year.
Jackson was chosen by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft (number 24 overall). Jackson agreed to a four-year, $9.07 million rookie contract with the organization on June 10, 2016.
On March 19, 2021, Jackson agreed to a three-year, $40.5 million contract with the Washington Commanders (then still known as the Washington Football Team).
In the first game of the year against Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, he made his first interception for Washington.
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William Jackson and a conditional 2025 seventh-round selection were traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers on November 1, 2022, in exchange for a conditional 2025 sixth-round pick.
On November 12, he was placed on injured reserve.