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Former Browns WR Michael Jackson killed in motorcycle accident

(David Andersen, clevleand.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Former Browns wide receiver Michael Jackson was killed Friday in a motorcycle accident in Louisiana, according to TMZ Sports. Jackson was 48.

According to the New York Daily News, a woman also died in the crash. The TMZ Sports report said Jackson was traveling at a high rate of speed when he hit a vehicle backing out of a driveway.

A sixth-round draft pick out of Southern Mississippi in 1991, Jackson remained with the Browns for five years. He retired at age 29 after eight seasons, including three with the Ravens.