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Jackson has averaged better than 1,300 yards rushing and 48 receptions over the past two seasons. He set a career high with 90 receptions in 2006. He wants a bigger role in the receiving game and thinks new OC Josh McDaniels can help make that happen. "That's definitely part of my game that I've been missing the last couple of seasons," Jackson told reporters early in camp, before the team added Cadillac Williams and Jerious Norwood.
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"I'm looking forward to having that challenge," Jackson continued. "Proving to the rest of the league that I'm more than just a downhill, first- and second-down kind of running back. I think if anyone could help me re-establish myself as a franchise back, an all-around back, I think Josh will do that. ..." We'll see about that. Williams and Norwood could have some say in the matter. But McDaniels will, too. And since 2001, when he began his NFL coaching career with New England, McDaniels' teams have produced 1,000-yard rushers only twice. Also during that time, Kevin Faulk owns the highest single-season receptions total for a running back with 58. Faulk is the only running back with more than 37 receptions in a season for teams featuring McDaniels as a coach. ... It's another situation we'll be watching through the preseason.
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