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Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson has emerged as a leader on the field, where he was one of the team’s captains for 2021, and in Charlotte, where he devotes time and energy to service agencies.
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The Panthers cornerback grew up in poverty, raised by a single mother, and was forced from home by Hurricane Katrina. His life since is a testament to perseverance and the value of being there BY CARROLL R. WALTON
CAROLINA PANTHERS cornerback Donte Jackson is committed to helping people who need it, in part because he once did. Jackson grew up in Shrewsbury, an impoverished area just outside New Orleans. His mother raised him and his three siblings because his father was in prison. The family fled New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when he was 9, and upon their return had to rebuild their lives in a devastated city.
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