Agent: Vincent Jackson Will Sign Tender, Report To Chargers Oct. 29

Jackson has yet to sign his tender and therefore has not reported to the Chargers at this point. Jackson has two DUIs on his record (and a suspension waiting if he had another) so the Chargers were apparently hesitant to sign him to a long-term deal over the offseason.

What’s even more frustrating, from Jackson’s perspective, is that with the league’s uncapped year brings the new rule that unrestricted free agency comes with six years and not four. Jackson was one of the fifth year guys that were hurt by the rule.

The unsigned restricted free agent is eligible to be traded between now and Tuesday afternoon’s NFL trade deadline. You can expect the trade rumors to be picking up quickly.

If he’s not trade, Jackson will reportedly report to the Chargers on Oct. 31, sit out his three-game suspension, and then return to the team for the final six games.

According to a by-law in the players’ contract, if a player doesn’t report by Nov. 10, he forfeits the right to be paid at all that season. Due to Jackson’s unique situation, he needs to report sooner in order to make sure he meets the required dates.

Bolts From The Blue will have updates and opinion on Jackson’s return.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Rams backed out only after they had made a contract offer to Jcakson and his agents.

They also report that the hangup in any potential deal between Jackson and the Rams had more to do with the Chargers asking price in a trade than it did contract terms with Jackson.

Chargers WR Vincent Jackson said in a series of text messages to Jason La Canfora of NFL Network that he is disappointed that he was not traded by the Chargers.

It’s been reported that the Vikings were one of the teams that were actively trying to trade for him. Jackson’s agents have said that they had a one-year contract with an option worked out with another team if a trade was completed.

The Vincent Jackson trade deadline has passed with no deal and it doesn’t sound like Jackson’s agent, Jonathan Feinsod, is too happy about that.

Here’s what he told ESPN’s Adam Schefter shortly after the deadline passed:

The trade deadline for Chargers WR Vincent Jackson has passed and no deal has been reached. If Jackson had been traded by the Chargers before 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, he would have served only a four-game suspension. Since a deal was not done, he will face a six-game suspension.

That means the next trade opportunity for Jackson will be a very tight window. It can come after the Chargers Week 6 game on Oct. 17 and before the Oct. 19 NFL trade deadline.

The Redskins are one of a handful of teams that have been linked to Chargers restricted free agent Vincent Jackson. There was an unconfirmed report on Wednesday morning suggesting the Redskins were working on a deal with Jackson.

Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan quickly put a stop to those rumors on Wednesday.

The St. Louis Rams have reportedly stopped pursuing a trade for San Diego Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The Rams were reportedly in the mix for Vincent Jackson, along with the Minnesota Vikings.

Jackson faces a 6 game suspension if he remains in San Diego and a 4 game suspension if he is traded by 4 PM eastern time today.

The NFL trade rumors are starting to pick up with Chargers unsigned restricted free agent Vincent Jackson.

Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Vikings have made an offer of a second round pick and a conditional pick in 2011.

It was previously reported that the Vikings staff was going to meet on Monday to discuss their interest in restricted free agent WR Vincent Jackson. They’re one of a few teams that have been rumored to be interested in Jackson.

The timing in a potential Jackson trade is critical at this point.

The Vikings have reportedly been one of a handful of teams interested in unsigned restricted free agent Chargers WR Vincent Jackson.

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that Vikings officials were expected to gather on Sunday night or Monday morning to determine their interest in trading for the Chargers receiver.

The most interesting offshoot from the Vincent Jackson suspension ruling by the NFL was that it will likely expedite a trade of the restive wide receiver. While the Seattle Seahawks were at one point the only team granted permission by Jackson’s agents to discuss a possible trade, a deal could not be worked out and Jackson has remained in holdout limbo since the NFL season began last week.

Now that the Chargers have greater incentive to trade Jackson before Sept. 22 because of a ruling that states his suspension will be reduced from six games to four if he is move by that date. Though the Vikings initially balked at Jackson’s asking price in August, Minnesota remains the presumptive favorite among possible destinations for the Pro Bowl wideout.

On Thursday, the NFL and NFLPA agreed that Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson, who is currently in the middle of a three-game suspension, can effectively miss only four games rather than six. The catch: the Chargers have to trade him. From Jason Cole at Yahoo Sports:

The 27-year-old Jackson recorded his second consecutive 1,000-yard season in 2009, and there figures to be no shortage of teams interested in Jackson’s services in 2010. As Cole notes, though, the Chargers may wait and see whether Jackson’s willing to return to the team. Last season, Jackson was a major component in a Chargers passing attack that led the team to a 13-3 record.

Now it looks like that report was either premature or the unknown decided it wasn’t worth Jackson’s demands.

And so, Jackson remains a Charger where his three-game suspension for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy awaits him. It begins retroactively when he arrives at camp so now he’ll miss the first four games of the season for sure.