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Former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson, who was killed in a car crash in February, was awarded a posthumous degree by Georgia Southern on Saturday. Jackson's parents accepted the degree from the school where Jackson was a walk-on for the football team before going on to play for the Colts as an undrafted free agent. Jackson's father, Wesley, led a "Georgia Southern" chant after accepting the diploma. Jackson, 26, and Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe, 54, were killed Feb. 4 when they were struck by a pickup truck while standing outside Monroe's car. Manuel Orrego-Savala, 37, has been charged with causing death while driving intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. Following Jackson's death, Georgia Southern renamed its walk-on program the Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk-On Tryouts.
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