Steven Jackson has ended his holdout and signed a huge extension with ... oh, what's that? He's coming into camp without an extension? Sounds weird, I know, but that's what FOX's Jay Glazer (scooop!) is reporting, along with the news that the Rams and Jackson's camp believe that within the next two days, they'll ink a for real extension."This is certainly a step in the right direction," coach Scott Linehan said. "We're hoping we can get this thing squared away real quickly."I like how "critical" is somehow a huge understatement in this situation. Make no mistake, S-Jax is the key to the Rams season. After all, if you're gonna get scored on, you gotta be doin' some scoring as well.
Jackson had skipped all of training camp and the team's two preseason games in an attempt to force the Rams to give him a new deal. As of Wednesday, the holdout had reached 27 days, prompting Rams head coach Scott Linehan to tell the St. Louis Post-Dispatch earlier in the week it was "critical" that Jackson get into camp.
"It is getting critical to where time now becomes more of an issue for just the physical part of getting ready for the opener," Linehan said. "Every day we miss now ... does start to factor in as to what the workload will be from the start."
I think he'll play, not because he was called out by Marshall Faulk, but because he likes to play football and enjoys large sums of money.And that's what the Rams should give him, even if he's a little overrated.
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8-20-2008 @ 7:30PM
duluthmark said...
Just once I would like to see a team renegoiate a contract after a player has a bad/poor/no interest season after getting a big contract, owners with some balls would be a huge change and get the sport back to players that want to really play.
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8-20-2008 @ 8:08PM
ron wolfe said...
I am sorry but I think this is crap, just like Boldin in Arizona. These guys sign a contract and are happier than all get out. Next year someone else signs a bigger contract and they feel disrespected!!!! You tell me what would happen with any of us working stiffs if we told the boss we were not coming to work until they renegotiated our pay rate or salary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is right we are out of a job, no questions asked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They hire someone else for LESS PAY.
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