San Diego Chargers are moving forward
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As the entire NFL world is heading towards reducing their rosters to meet the 53 man roster at 6pm EST Saturday, the San Diego Chargers are still without two key players on their roster, and it doesn’t appear that that will change in the next 23 hours. WR Vincent Jackson and LT Marcus McNeill are unsigned and unreporting to the club. So what did the San Diego Chargers do today to compensate? They traded a 7th round pick to the Dallas Cowboys for another unhappy wide receiver, Patrick Crayton.
Crayton was going to be buried in the Dallas Cowboys depth chart at the receiver position, so he wanted out. Crayton has been a solid receiver for the Cowboys, his best season was in 2007, when due to injuries he received more attention, recording 50 catches, nearly 700 yards and 7 touchdowns.
The move today was even more proof, in case you needed any, that you will never see Vincent Jackson in a San Diego Chargers uniform again, ever. Much is being made about Jackson, but LT Marcus McNeill is hanging out there in the wind. I think the Chargers front office has taken a hard line stand this offseason but their positions might just come back to bite them on McNeill.
36 hours to go, what happens to Chargers Jackson?
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36 hours remain until NFL rosters need to be trimmed down to 53 players and what is going to become of disgruntled San Diego Chargers WR Vincent Jackson? The Seattle Seahawks reportedly had one discussion with the receiver and according to signonsandiego.com, the San Diego Chargers could permit discussion with another team.It could be that the Seattle Seahawks are genuinely interested in Vincent Jackson, as it was reported last night that the team is looking for a trade partner for WR T.J Houshmandzadeh.
The Seattle wide out is going to be tough to move though due to his contract, he’s guaranteed to make 7 million this year. The San Diego newspaper reports that Jackson could be seeking a one year deal worth 7 million, so that would make sense that the Seahawks are trying to free up that amount of money as a possible destination for Jackson.
A one year deal however, would reduce the compensation that the San Diego Chargers would receive for Jackson and it remains to be seen if that is something the Chargers front office is open to.
I still think a team like the Minnesota Vikings or the Washington Redskins are possible destinations for Jackson. But the clock is ticking and they now have 35 hours and 30 minutes to consummate a deal. If Jackson is not moved, he faces a mandatory 6 games suspension from the league heading into 2010.
