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St. Louis running back Steven Jackson will end his holdout and report to the Rams on Thursday, according to a source familiar with discussions between the team, Jackson and Jackson's agent, Eugene Parker.
Jackson has notified the team of his intentions and was scheduled to arrive in St. Louis from his home in Las Vegas on Wednesday night.
A new contract for Jackson, who has one year remaining on his rookie deal, appears imminent given that the Rams refused to negotiate with Parker as long as Jackson was not in camp. Jackson, on the other hand, had been adament about not playing this year without a new long-term contract.
Recently, the Rams and Parker held preliminary conversations, clearly positive enough to motivate Jackson to report. The Rams have been fining him $15,000 a day.
Formal, intense negotiations are expected to begin immediately with the aim of getting a new contract completed quickly for the centerpiece of the Rams' offense.
Jackson signed his current deal after the Rams drafted him in the first round in 2004. He has had three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons after totaling 1,002 last year despite injuries that sidelined him for four games.
Michael Smith covers the NFL for ESPN.
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St. Louis running back Steven Jackson will end his holdout and report to the Rams on Thursday, according to a source familiar with discussions between the team, Jackson and Jackson's agent, Eugene Parker.
Jackson has notified the team of his intentions and was scheduled to arrive in St. Louis from his home in Las Vegas on Wednesday night.
A new contract for Jackson, who has one year remaining on his rookie deal, appears imminent given that the Rams refused to negotiate with Parker as long as Jackson was not in camp. Jackson, on the other hand, had been adament about not playing this year without a new long-term contract.
Recently, the Rams and Parker held preliminary conversations, clearly positive enough to motivate Jackson to report. The Rams have been fining him $15,000 a day.
Formal, intense negotiations are expected to begin immediately with the aim of getting a new contract completed quickly for the centerpiece of the Rams' offense.
Jackson signed his current deal after the Rams drafted him in the first round in 2004. He has had three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons after totaling 1,002 last year despite injuries that sidelined him for four games.
Michael Smith covers the NFL for ESPN.
THIS HAS THE ESPN LINK, BUT YOU CAN MERGE THIS OR DELETE IT WITH THE OTHER SJ THREAD
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