quarterback has been arguably the most talked-about player in the NFL during the 2019 season. In fact, Jackson is such a sensation that he is leaving impre sions on people in different profe sions, such as actor Al Pacino.In a about the 1999 football movie "Any Given Sunday," Pacino revealed not only that he's been inspired by the type of year that Jackson is having, but that the QB
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