He really has only worked for 2 companies in his career, first as a star NFL player for the Denver Broncos and later joining ESPN in 1987.

His first job at the World Wide Leader In Sports, was co-hosting the Sunday pregame show, NFL GameDay. Later that same year he was teamed with Chris Berman, for NFL Prime Time, which continued through 2005.

Chicago Bears vs St. Louis Rams - December 11, 2006
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More recently Tom has been a large part of ESPN's Monday Night Countdown and a main stay with the channel's year-round coverage of the NFL.

In the course of his years with ESPN, Jackson picked up a Sports Emmy award as Outstanding Studio Analyst in 2009, and in 2015 he received the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pet Rozelle Radio-Television Award.

His final assignment for ESPN, will be covering the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement this weekend in Canton, Ohio.

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