The Facts:
Following up on
the previous item. ... Per a tweet from Danny O’Neil of the Seattle Times, the Seahawks have reached an agreement with Jackson. According to this year’s free agency rules, Jackson cannot officially sign the contract until Friday at 6:00pm eastern.
Reported by The National Football Post
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The news of the move comes quickly on the heels of a report that former starting signal-caller Matt Hasselbeck won’t be back with the Seahawks in 2011. In addition, now that an agreement with Jackson has been reached, it looks like Seattle will be pulling out of the Kevin Kolb sweepstakes, meaning the Eagles just lost a bit of leverage in their discussions with the Arizona Cardinals. ... Jackson made 12 starts for the Vikings back in 2007, but has played backup to Brett Favre in each of the last two seasons. For his career, Jackson is 10-10 as a starter. It's not clear what his arrival means for Charlie Whitehurst. But it can't be good.
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