Agent: Chargers not inclined to trade Jackson

Source: Associated Press By Bernie Wilson Vincent Jackson SAN DIEGO (AP)—The agent for Vincent Jackson said Wednesday that the San Diego Chargers have given him the impression they aren’t inclined to trade the Pro Bowl wide receiver. Unhappy that he hasn’t been given a long-term deal, Jackson hasn’t signed the one-year, $3,268,000 contract he was tendered as a restricted free agent. When he didn’t sign the tender by June 15, the Chargers were entitled to offer him 110 percent of his 2009 salary, essentially loping $2.5 million off the tender. Because of that, Jackson might sit out the entire season. The Seattle Seahawks said last week they were given permission by the Chargers to talk to Jackson’s representatives about a trade. Jackson’s agent, Neil Schwartz, told The Associated Press that news of those talks prompted a half dozen other teams to contact him. He said he told them he didn’t have permission to talk to them and referred them to the Chargers. Schwartz said he spoke with ...