Five minutes with ... Jamaal Jackson

HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 6-4, 330 Age: 28.

BIRTHDATE: May 8, 1980.

HOMETOWN: Miami

COLLEGE: Delaware State

YEARS PRO: 6

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003.

CAREER: Has made 50 consecutive regular-season starts, fifth-most among NFL centers.

MEMORABLE JOB: Worked at the Carmike movie theater in Dover, Del., while in college. "I was a doorman and also scraped my share of gum."

PLAYER HE WISHES HE COULD HAVE SEEN IN PERSON: "I don't know, I was kind of a dork when I was small and wasn't into sports. I would like to have seen [Rams Hall of Famer] Jackie Slater. He was one of the great offensive lineman."

WHO'S THAT? Offensive linemen generally revel in their anonymity and Jackson is no different. "I'm the least-known guy in this locker room. I can go to a restaurant and just be a regular guy. I go to Capital Grille and they make me wait in line."

GREW UP QUICK: Had to take jobs as a teenager while his mother, Sadie Smith, fought severe diabetes.

REMEMBERING HIS BROTHER: Jackson's older brother, Kamar, was killed in an auto accident on Sept. 14 in Miami. The Eagles' center has dedicated the season in his memory.