TARVARIS JACKSON RUMORS

Seahawks could ask Tarvaris Jackson to take a pay cut

The Seahawks are having a 3 way competition for quarterback between mediocre incumbent starter Tarvaris Jackson, free agent acquisition Matt Flynn, and 3rd round rookie Russell Wilson. Flynn is currently the leader in the clubhouse thanks to his strong play in camp and the 10 million guaranteed he got this offseason. Wilson has also gotten a lot of praise from the coaching staff...
Via The Football Fan Spot  |  11 hours ago
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Matt Flynn “by far” Seahawks’ best quarterback in OTAs

Pete Carroll has said it will be a true competition for starting quarterback between incumbent Tarvaris Jackson, free agent acquisition Matt Flynn, and 3rd round rookie Russell Wilson. He’s been true to his word so far, alternating 1st string quarterbacks in OTAs on a daily basis. According to Pro Football Weekly, however, Flynn has been “by far” their best quarterback. That...
Via The Football Fan Spot  |  5 days ago
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Seahawks’ quarterbacks splitting reps three-ways

Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks is sticking to his word as it appears there is a three-way competition for the starting quarterback job in 2012. John Boyle of the Everett Herald passes along word that the team is giving equal reps toMatt Flynn, Tarvaris Jackson and Russell Wilson at their Organized Team Activities this week. Carroll and General Manager John Schneider [...]
Via Shatter The Backboard  |  8 days ago
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Matt Flynn, Tarvaris Jackson, Russell Wilson splitting reps evenly for Seahawks in OTAs

Staying true to his word that there would be an open competition for starting quarterback, Pete Carroll is giving Matt Flynn, Tarvaris Jackson, and Russell Wilson equal reps in OTAs. Jackson is the incumbent and a mediocre starter for a 7-9 team with a 23rd ranked offense last year. Matt Flynn was a big money offseason acquisition as Aaron Rodgers’ former backup. He’s played...
Via The Football Fan Spot  |  8 days ago
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Notebook: A legit challenge for T-Jack?

While Tarvaris Jackson may have another competitor for a quarterback job on the roster, the height question continues to dog Russell Wilson and some wonder if he was a big reach for the Seahawks in the third round. Plus, teams are struggling with how to deal with players hurt away from work, and running backs continue to get big contract extensions.
Via min.scout.com  |  11 days ago
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Seahawks’ Tarvaris Jackson absent from voluntary conditioning sessions

Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson skipped voluntary conditioning sessions this week. The conditioning sessions are, as their name says, voluntary and players do frequently skip them to train on their own. However, this is newsworthy because Jackson is in a tight competition to not only retain his starting job, but to stay on the roster. The Seahawks brought two quarterbacks in...
Via The Football Fan Spot  |  12 days ago
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Seahawks' QB battle gets under way in earnest

The competition for the starting quarterback job officially is underway with the beginning of the team's offseason program. Incumbent Tarvaris Jackson and high-dollar free agent signee Matt Flynn took snaps from under center out on the plush practice fields at the team's headquarters for the first time together recently. And head coach Pete Carroll will get his first...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  22 days ago
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Why Russell Wilson is a win-win for the Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks are now set at the quarterback position when they picked up Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson in the 3rd round of this years NFL draft. The hawks will go into the 2012 NFL season with quarterbacks Matt Flynn, Tarvaris Jackson, and Russell Wilson, while they will most likely drop Josh Portis. The reason that picking up Wilson
Via The Penalty Flag  |  28 days ago
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Seahawks QB Tarvaris Jackson Says He Has Recovered From Pectoral Injury

Seahawks QB Tarvaris Jackson says he has fully recovered from a pectoral injury that limited him throughout last season. Jackson missed a game and a half before starting the final nine games, but he was dealing with the injury the entire time. “I haven't had any problems the whole offseason as far as throwing the football,” Jackson said. “Just taking it a little easy as far...
Via GridironFans.com  |  28 days ago
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Tarvaris Jackson accepts competition

Tarvaris Jackson says he's up for the challenge of competing for the starting quarterback job for the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle added free agent Matt Flynn from Green Bay and selected Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson in the third round of last weekend's NFL draft. Jackson was handed the starting job a year ago after a truncated offseason following the lockout and he...
Via AP on Fox  |  28 days ago
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