Chiefs sign former second-round cornerback to practice squad

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Kansas City Chiefs have added cornerback Josh Jackson to their practice squad, according to the NFL’s official transactions report.

Jackson, 25, entered the league as a second-round pick made by the Green Bay Packers in the 2018 NFL Draft. The 6-foot, 196-pound Iowa product won the 2017 Jack Tatum Award, given to the nation’s top defensive back (former Chiefs safety Eric Berry won the same award at Tennessee in 2008 and 2009). He was also a unanimous All-American.

From 2018-20 with the Packers, Jackson started 15 games, compiling 86 tackles (71 solo) and 12 passes defensed. In August of 2021, the Packers traded Jackson to the New York…