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Report: Vincent Jackson, Logan Mankins will return to work
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on October 13, 2010 11:16 PM ET
The last remaining pair of unsigned restricted free agents are coming back to work. Just not quite yet.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that wide receiver Vincent Jackson will report to the Chargers by October 31 and Patriots guard Logan Mankins will report to the Patriots by November 16 after the NFLPA recommended they do so.
The players need to show up by those dates to earn an accrued season and avoid the possibility of being restricted free agents again next year, regardless of what happens with the next collective bargaining agreement. Both players should play six games this season.
The dates are different because the Chargers placed Jackson on the roster exempt list. Like his teammate Marcus McNeill, Jackson will have to wait three weeks after he reports before he can play in a regular season game.
The NFLPA sought to clarify the matter in recent weeks to make sure the players would be protected in 2011 and that teams couldn't possibly bar them from reporting. The news doesn't come as a big surprise because we mentioned a similar report last week. Mankins' agent also didn't rule out a return.
It's important to note Mortensen leaves open the possibility that the players could report before their deadline date. Perhaps the return date could be influenced by contract talks.
When McNeill returned, he quickly got a new contract. It wouldn't be a shock if that happened with Mankins, but it would be very surprising if the Chargers signed Jackson long term.
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on October 13, 2010 11:16 PM ET
The last remaining pair of unsigned restricted free agents are coming back to work. Just not quite yet.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that wide receiver Vincent Jackson will report to the Chargers by October 31 and Patriots guard Logan Mankins will report to the Patriots by November 16 after the NFLPA recommended they do so.
The players need to show up by those dates to earn an accrued season and avoid the possibility of being restricted free agents again next year, regardless of what happens with the next collective bargaining agreement. Both players should play six games this season.
The dates are different because the Chargers placed Jackson on the roster exempt list. Like his teammate Marcus McNeill, Jackson will have to wait three weeks after he reports before he can play in a regular season game.
The NFLPA sought to clarify the matter in recent weeks to make sure the players would be protected in 2011 and that teams couldn't possibly bar them from reporting. The news doesn't come as a big surprise because we mentioned a similar report last week. Mankins' agent also didn't rule out a return.
It's important to note Mortensen leaves open the possibility that the players could report before their deadline date. Perhaps the return date could be influenced by contract talks.
When McNeill returned, he quickly got a new contract. It wouldn't be a shock if that happened with Mankins, but it would be very surprising if the Chargers signed Jackson long term.
