Jason Tucker (born June 24, 1976) is the receivers coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
As a sophomore, he was named a starter and played in 9 games, ranking second on the team with 31 receptions for 433 yards and one touchdown.
[2] Despite missing the entire 1997 college season, Tucker continued to train on his own, as evidenced by his clocking a 4.48 second, 40 yard dash, and finishing in the top five in agility drills at the NFL Combine.
After pulling his left hamstring in training camp, and reaching an injury settlement, he was placed on waivers on August 19.
He was allocated to the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, where he ranked second on the team behind Dialleo Burks, with 26 receptions for 454 yards and 3 touchdowns.
He returned to the Cowboys and made the roster as the team's sixth wide receiver, one more than the usual number.
His first catch was a six-yarder, in week five against the Philadelphia Eagles, after Michael Irvin suffered his career-ending injury.
On December 5 against the New England Patriots, he was named a starter to replace Ernie Mills who had pulled a muscle while warming up.
Playing at both wide receiver and kickoff returner, he produced one of the standout performances in team history, with a franchise record 331 combined net yards.
In his first year as a Canadian Football League player, Tucker was the team's second-leading receiver behind Terry Vaughn, with 51 catches for 911 yards and 8 touchdowns.
On July 25, 2008, Tucker was involved in a helmet-to-helmet hit with Hamilton Tiger-Cats defender Jykine Bradley that fractured his C6-C7 vertebrae.