Source: Todd Kirkland/Getty Images/Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images / Getty The allegations surrounding Rickea Jackson and James Pearce Jr. paint a deeply troubling portrait of fear, violence, and the desperate measures one woman felt compelled to take to protect her life. According to court documents obtained by ESPN, Jackson - a forward for the Los Angeles Sparks - filed a petition for an injunction for protection against dating violence against her former boyfriend, Pearce, an edge rusher for the Atlanta Falcons.