"Vincent Jackson kept up his end of the bargain.

He didn't think he owed it to anyone to do so, but he did it anyway. And now there should be no impediment.

Yes, he made a tidy stipend of $11.4 million in 2011 while serving out his probation.

Nonetheless, even with a chip on his shoulder and despite various nagging injuries, Jackson has done what has been asked of him on and off the field. His agents -- very capable, yet extremely excitable fellows -- have stayed quiet since the attacks of October 2010. You can't ask more of that side."