INDIANAPOLIS -- The Colts are planning to honor a former linebacker killed in a traffic accident at this Sunday's home game.
Edwin Jackson was killed along with his Uber driver back when a drunk driver struck them on the I-70 shoulder back in February.
The 37-year-old who hit them received the max sentence of 16 years for the crash.
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All Colts players will wear an EJ helmet decal at Sunday's game and the coaches and staff will be wearing an EJ lapel pin.
The team will also present Jackson's family with a $25,000 donation to the Edwin Jackson 53 Foundation, which was established earlier this year to celebrate Jackson's life and accomplishments.
The Colts take on the Houston Texas Sunday at home starting at 1 p.m.
We will honor the life of LB Edwin Jackson this Sunday at #HOUvsIND.
Each helmet will have an EJ decal while coaches and staff will wear an EJ lapel pin: https://t.co/h1flAc5hzF pic.twitter.com/J6LzWSUZeV
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) September 24, 2018
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