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Congrats to Chris Jackson on 1st Championship
Soul WR Chris Jackson had 11 catches for 146 yards and three touchdowns to earn him Offensive Player of the Game honors. NEW ORLEANS – The Philadelphia Soul captured Virgin Mobile ArenaBowl XXII this afternoon, knocking off the San Jose SaberCats, 59-56, in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,244 at New Orleans Arena. The [...]
Soul’s Jackson Named Top Offensive Player
When the Soul set out to upgrade their roster after going 8-8 during the regular season and losing in the second round of the Arena Football League playoffs last year, the team’s top target was free-agent wide receiver Chris Jackson. The Soul landed their man – one of the league’s career statistical leaders at his [...]
Soul Hold off Gladiators
Matt D’Orazio threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Chris Jackson with 37 seconds left to help the Philadelphia Soul beat the Cleveland Gladiators 62-61 on Saturday night in the Arena Football League. Cleveland pulled within one on Raymond Philyaw’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Otis Amey with 5 seconds to go, but Eddie Moten intercepted Philyaw’s [...]
Jackson’s six scores help Soul sweep Desperados
Wide receiver Chris Jackson scored six touchdowns and Brent Holmes made two critical plays in the final minute, as the Philadelphia Soul chalked up a critical road win, 71-64, against the Dallas Desperados Saturday night at the American Airlines Center. The win improved Philadelphia’s record to 11-3, lifting the Soul into a tie with Dallas [...]
Jackson Has Huge Game for Soul
It’s not as if the Avengers didn’t know what Chris Jackson could do to an opponent. Jackson played for the Avengers for five seasons and caught 157 touchdown passes. What really killed the Avengers on Thursday was their own mistakes, and maybe the fatigue of playing three games in 11 days. Jackson caught six touchdown [...]
Philly’s Jackson Goes for 900
Philadelphia Soul WR CHRIS JACKSON can become the fifth player in AFL history to record 900 career receptions when the Soul (3-0) face the Los Angeles Avengers (2-1) on Thursday, March 20, at 10:30 p.m. ET (CSN Philadelphia – Live, FSN Prime Ticket, Delay at 10 p.m. PT). Jackson stands six receptions shy of reaching [...]
Jackson, Soul take aim at title
Chris Jackson has traveled many miles and he’s accomplished a lot of things since leaving his childhood home in Morrisville, Pa., in Bucks County. But the Soul’s newly-acquired receiver said his heart was always somewhere in the vicinity of home. “I’ve always been a true Philly fan as sports goes,” said Jackson, who spent the [...]
Jackson signing gives Graziani, Soul a potent weapon
Soul wide receiver Chris Jackson yesterday was introduced amid a number of news cameras, a gaggle of VIP ticketholders and several baskets of crab fries. And, oh, yeah, a certain recognizable rock star.At the risk of being condescending, it was an impressive gathering for an Arena Football League free-agent signing. “This is a bit surreal,” [...]
Soul Sign Force’s Jackson
The Soul’s signing of free-agent wide receiver Chris Jackson is the Arena Football League equivalent of when the Eagles added Terrell Owens.Minus the sit-ups. Jackson, 32, signed a 2-year deal with the Soul and immediately becomes the team’s top wide receiver. Last season with the Georgia Force, Jackson was second in the AFL in catches [...]
