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Syracuse Football: Trishton Jackson ‘ready to bet on himself’ in 2020 NFL Draft

Trishton Jackson shocked not only the Syracuse football team (and several teammates inside the locker room), but also several scouts when he decided to forgo his senior season for the 2020 NFL Draft.

Jackson initially revealed the news on December 26 in a Twitter announcement that was later confirmed by the team through a press release.

In his social media statement, he lightly mentioned that it wasn’t an easy decision to leave Syracuse, but he thought it was the correct one.

For the first time since TJ made the announcement, he went into more detail on Thursday regarding his thought process via Uninterrupted which is an athlete empowerment brand that was originally founded by LeBron James and his business partner Maverick Carter:

“I’m entering the 2020 NFL Draft not just to change my life but to change my family’s life.