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Georgia football fan-favorite ‘Dirty Dan’ Jackson snubbed by 2025 NFL Combine

UGA Defense (UGA Sports Comm) Georgia defensive back Dan Jackson (17) during Georgia's game against Georgia Tech on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Conor Dillon/UGAAA) (Conor Dillon/Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

ATHENS — It seems there will be another perseverance-themed chapter in the story of Georgia football fan-favorite “Dirty” Dan Jackson.

Jackson, one of the key players on the Bulldogs’ SEC championship defense, was perhaps the most notable player not among the 329 players invited to take part in the 2025 NFL Combine.

Jackson is among the many inspirational stories in recent Georgia football history, bypassing smaller scholarship offers to walk-on at UGA and earn a starting position -- and -- ultimately, a place in history with his fumble-inducing hit that led to the Bulldogs’ 44-42 eight-overtime win over Georgia Tech.

read more at DawgNation.com

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