Steven Jackson RUMORS & NEWS

Pro Football Talk "After running back Steven Jackson left the Rams but before he joined the Falcons, he considered another option. “I was thinking about maybe retiring,” Jackson said Friday, via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I really considered that. . . . I really contemplated ‘do..." March 16

ESPN.com "The Atlanta Falcons agreed to a contract with free-agent running back Steven Jackson on Thursday, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Falcons had released running back Michael Turner, the team's starter last season, before the start of free agency. As expected, Jackson..." March 14

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Before the Green Bay Packers can make a commitment to signing free agent running back Steven Jackson, they have to make sure they're getting him at the lowest price possible. If they didn't, it would fly in the face of general manager Ted Thompson's approach to free agency. The Packers made..." March 13

Atlanta Journal-Constitution "The NFL’s offseason begins in earnest with free agency at 4 p.m. Tuesday and once again the question with the Falcons is: Will they do anything? General manager Thomas Dimitroff has suggested that the Falcons’ agenda this year will be similar to last year's: sign their own free agents, leaving..." March 12

ESPN.com "Steven Jackson voided his 2013 contract with the St. Louis Rams because the team wanted him to accept a lesser role in the future. The big question at this point is whether or not any other team will make him its featured back. Jackson, 29, has topped 1,000 yards rushing for eight..." March 07

SI.com "It comes as no surprise, but St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson has officially voided the final year of his contract which will allow him to test the free agency market. Howard Balzer @HBalzer721 Nothing earth-shattering, but Steven Jackson has officially voided the final year of..." March 07

ACME Packing Company "In a move that surprises exactly nobody who follows the NFL, St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson has apparently decided to void the final year of his contract and test the open market in free agency this March. The immediate speculation has begun that the Packers will begin courting Jackson..." February 27

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Just because Steven Jackson is a couple of weeks away from being an unrestricted free agent, that doesn’t mean he won’t be back in St. Louis. But what if that’s the case? What if he signs elsewhere once his contract is voided March 12, and the Rams’ backfield is without Jackson for the first time..." February 27

Stampede Blue "Our own Evan Sidery is hard at work doing some thorough breakdowns on potential free agents that the Colts should target in two weeks when the new league year begins. One of those targets is St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson. Jackson has spent his entire career in the Gateway City, and..." February 26

SB Nation "Steven Jackson will void the final year of his contract with the St. Louis Rams, making him an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career on March 12. Several teams should be interested in the three-time Pro Bowl running back, but where will he land? Jackson has spent his entire..." February 26

Turf Show Times "It's a done deal, or it will be soon enough. Steven Jackson, the St. Louis Rams all-time leading rusher and one of only five backs to run for more than 1,000 yards in eight straight seasons, will void the final year of his contract, according to the Post-Dispatch. On March 12, Jackson will be a..." February 26

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Rams running back Steven Jackson will void the final year of his contract March 12, league sources told the Post-Dispatch on Monday. That means Jackson, the Rams’ career rushing leader, will test the free-agent market. It’s not a surprising development because all indications have pointed this..." February 26

The Falcoholic "Steven Jackson plans to void the last year of his contract on March 12 in his desire to test the free agent market, according to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Reports around the league are indicating the Atlanta Falcons appear to be the likely landing spot for the veteran running..." February 26

Turf Show Times "The odds of Steven Jackson finishing his career with the St. Louis Rams don't sound very good, certainly not as good as all the platitudes floating around would have you believe. Jackson and the Rams have yet to hold any sort of face-to-face talks, though the two sides have done some..." February 14