PLAYERS:
Tarvaris Jackson,
Matt Flynn,
Russell Wilson,
Pete Carroll,
Kevin Kolb,
John Skelton
TEAMS: Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans
TEAMS: Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans
The Seattle Seahawks are likely looking to trade quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, as Matt Flynn is cementing himself as the team’s starter, and while Russell Wilson appears more than capable of handling the back up role. So while the Seahawks are more than willing to move Jackson before the next week or so, the question remains, what team would actually want Jackson at this point?
Seattle head coach Pete Carroll says that the starting quarterback job in Seattle is still a three man race, but everybody can read past that. Flynn signed the big contract this offseason, so he truly always had the inside track on the job. And Russell has exceeded everyone’s wildest expectations at this point, and appears as if he certainly has a future in this league in at least a reserve capacity starting out in his career.
That leaves Jackson, who has never lived up to expectations, as the odd man out in the Emerald City. He didn’t play in the team’s first preseason game, and with Flynn taking the startin...
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