The Denver Broncos and free-agent wide receiver Darrell Jackson made it official today, agreeing to a one-year contract after several days of negotiations.
“There were three or four other teams interested in Darrell, but everything aligned perfectly for us with Denver,” Brian Mooney, Jackson’s agent, told the Denver Post. “The Broncos gave us the best fit from the offense they run, the coaching staff they have and the opportunity he has both short-term and long-term. Darrell is planning on playing for a while.”
Right now reports indicate that Jackson will compete with Keary Colbert for the No. 2 receiver job, across the field from No. 1 receiver Brandon Marshall. But if the injury Marshall suffered when he put his arm through his TV turns out to be more serious than currently believed, Jackson and Colbert could both start. Brandon Stokley and Samie Parker will likely be the Broncos’ fourth and fifth receivers this season.
Jackson had several good years with the Seahawks, but he was a disappointment in 2007 with the 49ers, catching just 46 passes for 497 yards.
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April 16th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Nice move Bronco’s !!!!
FYI, nobody is beating out Stokely for the number 3 position. That is set in stone around here.
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April 16th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Colbert and jackson as 1 and 2 please. the reason they got these guys is there is no one on denvers roster that is a legit WR except stokley and marshall. marshall, jackson, stokley, colbert, parker/martinez will be the final five. and who knows jackson some of those guys might not make the team. id be surprised if denver didnt draft a wr in round four as well.
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April 16th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Opening day should look like this (assuming Marshall is healthy):
1. Brandon Marshall
2. Keary Colbert/ Darrell Jackson
3. Brandon Stokely
4. Darrell Jackson/ Keary Colbert
5. Glen Martinez/ Sammie Parker
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April 16th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
He must have passed the polygraph…
Will you drop the ball?…Yes
Will you get injured?…Yes
Will you underperform and ruin many people’s fantasy hopes?…Yes
Good luck Broncos, actually would have liked to see him stay in SF!
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April 16th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
You’re all wrong. Shanny was drunk when he signed Colbert and is making up for it with the Jackson signing.
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April 16th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Hey!!! Stinko’s available and he’ll do anything???? to get out of Cinncinati.
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April 16th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I heard his physical consisted of Denver simply making sure he didn’t actually have frying pans for hands.
On a side note does anyone else find it wierd that Coach Kevlar has signed a WR that was released from the 49ers three years in a row now? If you re going to take reject WR’s would you really take them from the 49ers?
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April 16th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
1) Marshall- great yac, will learn better route running from Jackson.
2) Jackson - extremely good route runner, tenacious blocker
3) Stokely - best number 3 in the game, wears down so don’t over-use him.
4) Colbert - excellent 6th man off the bench (when top 3 need a rest, he will go in)
5) Parker - world class speed (situational receiver when they want to stretch the field, will scare the hell out of teams on the reverse, will also return kicks)
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April 16th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
The nine’rs passing game stunk last year. Jackson’s not great but he can still play.
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April 16th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
As a Raider fan i hate to admit it but it’s a good pickup by the Donks. They good a #1 caliber WR with him and he has ALOT left in the tank. I’m not sure why his stock went down so much. Guess catching Alex Smith’s balls does that to you.
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April 17th, 2008 at 1:30 am
DDrop will not make the Broncos better. I do not believe he had other teams looking at him. Seattle shopped him around for awhile and got a 4th round pick for him because everyone knew he is washed up. He drops too many balls, and has alligator arms. Plus he will not practice, he has too many little booboo’s to practice. A WR that drops the ball, does not practice, and has an attitude good luck with him.
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April 17th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Between the SF WRs and the CLE DLs, the Broncos may need to change their name to the retreads.
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