Former Seahawks QB Tarvaris Jackson was selfless teammate

Tarvaris Jackson, former Seahawks quarterback, died in a single-car crash in Alabama on Sunday night, according to local police.

Tarvaris Jackson passed away on Sunday night in Alabama after his car hit a tree and overturned. He was 36 years old. Jackson played 10 seasons in the NFL, four of them with the Seahawks. With Seattle, Jackson was mostly a backup, but he did start 14 games in 2011, the year before Russell Wilson was drafted.

In many ways, Jackson helped Wilson become the great quarterback he is today. Jackson had little hope of starting after Wilson joined the team but chose to stick around the Seahawks and be Wilson’s backup. Jackson could have left to go somewhere else and take…