Per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, the recently cut Bills running back Fred Jackson is flying in this morning to meet with the Seahawks and is expected to sign with the team.
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Running back Fred Jackson was unexpectedly dropped on the free agent market Monday.
Last season, Jackson rushed for 525 yards and two touchdowns on 141 carries with the Bills.
NFL running back Fred Jackson won’t be out of work long, after being cut by the Buffalo Bills Monday. Reluctantly, because of the magnitude of this player and what he means, not only to the Buffalo Bills, but to the community of Buffalo – him and his family. Lynch, a Cal alum, was Buffalo’s first-round pick and Jackson made the Bills roster after spending the previous year on the team’s practice squad. It’s not an unforgivable sin-especially since Jackson wasn’t a particularly good player at this stage in his career-but could signal further down tension down the road between him and Ryan, who wielded a lot of power with the Jets. And Jackson took over as the starter after the Bills traded Lynch to Seattle. Carroll said Jackson would be going through a physical. Jackson was set to make $2.35 million this season. LeSean McCoy is the bellcow, Karlos Williams is the impressive rookie that has received rave reviews, Anthony Dixon is a versatile special teams player, and Bryce Brown has flashed some ability despite fumbling problems. You ask any of the fans in the community, they would tell you 22 was by far the number one favorite in the city.
If Turbin is sidelined for an extensive period, the Seahawks could use what Jackson provides. The only thing he did add was the reason they released Jackson now was so he had a chance to sign with another team if he wanted to do so (the New England Patriots have already reportedly expressed interest).
Jackson played two years of indoor football and spent one year in NFL Europe before latching on with the Bills in 2007.
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Also cut by Buffalo were defensive backs Ross Cockrell, Kenny Ladler, Ellis Lankster, Wes Miller and Cam Thomas; defensive linemen Michael Buchanan, Justin Hamilton and Cedric Reed; offensive linemen Terren Jones and D.J. Morell; linebacker Andrew Hudson and receiver Austin Willis.
