EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Practice is over, and even when most of the starters have left the field, Tarvaris Jackson stays late, working on his passing skills, before heading over to run, up and down a steep hill, working on his conditioning, even though unless something goes very wrong for Brett Favre, Jackson is expected to spend the season standing on the sidelines.
Throughout his career with the Vikings, Jackson has gone from "Quarterback of the future", to "starting quarterback", to "the other guy", to "Brett Favre's backup. Again. Throughout it all, Jackson has always maintained how much he enjoys being a Minnesota Viking, but beyond that, what do we know about Tarvaris Jackson?
In 11 Questions, Jackson sheds his helmet. The one with the dark, plexiglass shield that shades his eyes, and opens up about his life, his likes, and what he most wants Viking fans to know about the man under the pads, and the purple, #7 jersey.
Throughout his career with the Vikings, Jackson has gone from "Quarterback of the future", to "starting quarterback", to "the other guy", to "Brett Favre's backup. Again.
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