Thomas Louie Jackson, also referred to as "TJ" or "Tommy", (born April 4, 1951) is an American sports commentator and former professional football player.

[citation needed] Jackson ranks third only to Jason Elam and John Elway on the team's all-time list of games played with 191.

[2] On Monday Night Countdown, Jackson hosted the segment "Jacked Up!," which featured five hits from the previous day's games.

"[2] In 1995 Jackson appeared in the "Eggheads" episode of the American science fiction television series Sliders, playing a color commentator during the Mindgame scenes.

[8] In week 2 of the 2003 regular season, Jackson declared that the New England Patriot players "hate their coach" Bill Belichick, who wound up winning the next two Super Bowls with the team.

[9] Tom Jackson retired from ESPN after the 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony on August 6, 2016.

[10] On January 20, 2019, Tom Jackson reunited with Chris Berman on a special playoff edition of NFL Primetime after the AFC and NFC Championship Games.

[13] In July 2015 Jackson was named the 2015 recipient of the prestigious Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

[14] Jackson resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife, Jennifer, a former flight attendant whom he met in Hawaii at the 1990 Pro Bowl.