The Facts:
When Jackson was still under contract to the Eagles, Jets owner Woody Johnson was the only decision-maker on another team who was willing to brave the possibility of a tampering violation to publicly express his interest in Jackson. Now that Jackson
has been released by the Eagles, the Jets look like they would make a lot of sense as a destination.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As PFT's Mike Florio notes, manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that people in the Jets organization remain interested in Jackson, despite the report that Jackson has alleged gang ties. Mehta doesn’t say who those people are, but a good bet would be that two of them are current Jets (and former Eagles) OC Marty Mornhinweg and Jets WRs coach Sanjay Lal. The fact that Jackson already knows Mornhinweg’s offense is a big plus. Lal was an offensive assistant at Cal in 2005 and 2006, when Jackson played there. Michael Vick, who signed with the Jets earlier this week, has also said he would welcome Jackson to New York. A rapport with Vick, who has a good chance of beating out Geno Smith to become the starting quarterback, would serve Jackson well with the Jets. And despite signing Eric Decker, the Jets still need help at wide receiver. One problem? ESPN's Adam Caplan is reporting GM John Idzik might not be as keen as others in the organization in landing Jackson; but he is the most important. Again, it's been reported
that six teams are interested. In addition to
the Chiefs and Jets, the Raiders have been identified as being on the list. We'll see who steps up. ... Stay tuned.
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