Bills, Jackson agree to contract extension
Published: May 13, 2009, 11:19 am
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The Buffalo Bills and running back Fred Jackson have agreed to terms on a contract extension. The team announced the agreement but did not disclose terms of the deal.
Jackson was an exclusive rights free agent so he couldn't negotiate with any other team. The Bills had made him a minimum contract offer of $460,000 under which Jackson would have played had a new deal not been negotiated.
The three-year veteran has played in 24 career games with four starts. He set a career-high with 571 rushing yards on 130 carries, including three touchdowns and added 37 catches for 317 yards in 2008. He is expected to start the first three games of the 2009 season while Marshawn Lynch serves a suspension.
Jackson has recorded 871 rushing yards on 188 attempts and 507 receiving yards on 59 catches in his career.
A product of Coe College and a Forth Worth, Texas native, Jackson joined Buffalo in September 2006 on the team’s practice squad.
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