VINCENT JACKSON

Researchers have diagnosed former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson as suffering from stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

The brain of former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson is going to be donated for CTE research, a spokesperson for his family confirmed to CBS Tampa affiliate WTSP-TV. Evidence of CTE has been found in the brains of numerous athletes in sports that feature hard contact among their participants. The spokesperson, Allison Gorrell, told multiple news outlets Jackson's brain will be sent to Boston University to determine whether he suffered from the degenerative brain disease. HAPPENING NOW: #teamHCSO is investigating the death of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Vincent Jackson. Wide Receiver Vincent Jackson of the San Diego Chargers watches from the sidelines during San Diego Chargers game on January 3, 2010 at Quolcomm Stadium in San Diego.

Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead at a Florida hotel on Monday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. "We are shocked and saddened to hear the terrible news regarding the loss of Vincent Jackson," Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Bryan Glazer said Monday in a statement. Vincent Jackson, then of the San Diego Chargers, watches from the sidelines during the Washington Redskins v San Diego Chargers NFL Game on January 3, 2010 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. "We are all mourning the loss of our beloved Vincent Jackson. Jackson spent 12 seasons in the NFL with the then-San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson (83) lines up against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Tampa. (Jeff Haynes/AP Images for Panini)BRANDON, Fla. – Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead Monday at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare check, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. “My heart aches for the many loved ones Vincent Jackson leaves behind, from his wife and children to the Buccaneers nation that adored him,” Chronister said in a statement posted on social media. The son of military parents, Jackson founded the Jackson In Action 83 Foundation, a nonprofit to support military families. The Chargers, now based in Los Angeles, said Jackson was “gone too soon.”“We are shocked and deeply saddened by news of Vincent Jackson's sudden passing.