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Pro Football Talk has continued to provide us with even more insight into this fiasco that is the Vincent Jackson holdout. With quotes from Jackson’s talk with NFL Insider Jason LaCanfora, to reasons as to why Jackson still hasn’t found a team that will be able to make a trade with the Chargers, the media [...]

The agent for unhappy wide out Vincent Jackson says that he thinks the Chargers have no interest in trading his client, and instead would like to work out a deal to keep him in San Diego:
Talk of the Chargers trading disgruntled receiver Vincent Jackson might be much ado about nothing. At least that’s what his [...]

Wide receiver Vincent Jackson was denied permission by the Chargers to talk to other teams besides the Seahawks about a trade, says Jackson’s agents. That has left agents Neil Schwartz and Jonathan Feinsod to conclude that the Chargers have no interest in trading Jackson, who is unwilling to play under the one-year tender the team [...]

First step:
Get permission from the team to discuss contract terms with the player you covet.
Check.

Second step:
Agree with said team on what the proper compensation is for acquiring said player.
In progress.
The two most vital steps to any trade for someone who is contract-less are under away between the Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers.
After the Chargers [...]

Today, the San Diego Chargers sent letters to both wide receiver Vincent Jackson and Marcus McNeill informing them that they were placed on the roster exempt list on Friday.
Because of this roster exemption, both players well have to serve a three-game suspension before they are allowed to play a game this season. Before this, both players had to report [...]

According to a recent post on Pro Football Talk, restricted free agent wide receiver Vincent Jackson has no reason to sit the entire 2010 NFL season. After playing hardball with the Chargers and general manager A.J. Smith for months, it seems irrational on Jackson’s part to not come back at least by Week 10 of [...]

It looks more and more as if the Chargers will have a couple of official holdouts once camp opens. The San Diego Union Tribune says that Vincent Jackson and Marcus McNeill will almost for sure not be in camp on time, and the Chargers are standing by their word of not giving the players [...]

QB Philip Rivers says despite two big offensive players holding out, he feels the club can be successful without them entering 2010:
Chargers GM A.J. Smith and Pro Bowl WR Vincent Jackson and LT Marcus McNeill are at a contract standoff, leaving teammates stuck in the middle. Both players have said they will hold out until [...]

KFFL says that Chargers wide out Vincent Jackson will catch 6 to 8 TD’s in 2010, but his three game suspension will set him back, not to mention the fact he says he’ll hold up:
Pros: A true vertical threat, Jackson fits this offensive system as well as anyone could. He is coming off his second [...]