"The Vikings were hoping to end Wednesday with Pro Bowl wide receiver Vincent Jackson in tow. Instead, their receiver situation became even more unsettled as Jackson remained a holdout in San Diego and injury issues continued to mount.

Percy Harvin, already battling a hip strain, missed practice after another recurrence of migraines, and Bernard Berrian was limited because of an issue with his knee.

None of this helps a team that is looking to get its passing game on track as it prepares to play host to Detroit (0-2) on Sunday. Failure to beat the Lions -- a franchise that has lost 21 in a row on the road -- would send the Vikings into their bye week with an 0-3 record. They haven't opened with three losses in a row since 2002.

The Vikings did sign Hank Baskett to a one-year deal Wednesday. That leaves them with Baskett, Greg Camarillo and Greg Lewis as their healthy wideouts -- not exactly the trio Brett Favre thought he would be relying upon in August when he decided to return.

Jackson would not have been an immediate help to the Vikings, but he could have been on the field as early as Oct. 17 against Dallas, if a trade could have been worked out. Coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons, Jackson was considered a potential short-term replacement for the injured Sidney Rice.

Jackson, who is 6-5, would have given Favre the type of big target that he's lacking, with the 6-4 Rice expected to miss half the season after having hip surgery.

The Vikings reportedly had agreed to a one-year deal with Jackson's agents that would have been worth more than $6 million for 12 games of work. There also was believed to be a potential option year in the contract. However, the Vikings, and other teams, were unable to reach an agreement on trade terms with the Chargers by a 3 p.m. deadline Wednesday."