Thurman Thomas “hurt” by release of Fred Jackson

The curiosity in Jackson emerged when Seattle discovered that backup operating again Robert Turbin suffered a big high-ankle sprain in Saturday’s preseason recreation towards San Diego and there’s no estimate of when he’ll have the ability to return. The Seahawks likely would welcome a player like Jackson, as he is a veteran with good character for the locker room and with Lynch the mercurial player he is, anything that makes him happy is a positive development.

Despite running back Fred Jackson’s protestations to the contrary, Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley denied Thursday that the decision to cut Jackson was his, and his alone.

The Seattle Times reports that one reason why the team may not sign Jackson yet is so the Seahawks can have him in under a non-guaranteed deal. “I’m sure he’s really angry”, said Thomas.

Whichever way this goes, we may have to wait until after week 1 to find out what the result will be, as Kam Chancellor continues to hold out and the Seahawks showing their gamesmanship with Fred Jackson.

If Turbin is sidelined for an extensive period, the Seahawks could use what Jackson provides. They could do something like what the Pittsburgh Steelers did for Antonio Brown – moving money from a later season into 2015. Jackson became the starter following Bills’ decision to trade Lynch to the Seahawks.

At 34, Jackson was the league’s oldest operating again final season. Lynch was Buffalo’s firstround pick and Jackson made the Bills roster after spending the previous year on the team’s practice squad.

Jackson’s 5,646 yards dashing rank third in Payments historical past; he’s fourth with 30 touchdowns dashing.

Should Jackson and the Seahawks reach an agreement, he’ll join an offence that has struggled to get started in the pre-season. Still, he seems determined to see his deal addressed and there’s no denying that the Seattle defense won’t be as fearsome without him in the lineup.

“We’re not far away….”

After the team already handed long-term extensions to quarterback Russell Wilson, linebacker Bobby Wagner and beefed up Lynch’s contract, they’re now facing a salary cap crunch that has been highlighted by their inability to deal with the Chancellor holdout swiftly. “We just haven’t translated it yet in terms of finishing the drive on game day”.