3:55pm: The Chargers will get their priority target. Jackson is signing with the Bolts, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets. This promises to be a monster deal for the young corner, who stands to help a Chargers defense that stumbled down the stretch. The Bolts have been aggressive entering Herbert’s third year, trading for Mack and agreeing to terms with one of the top free agents on the market.
Los Angeles authorized a five-year, $82.5MM contract for Jackson, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets. The ex-Patriot will see $40MM fully guaranteed, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets. The Bolts did not need to give Jackson top-five corner money, it turns out. This checks in as the NFL’s sixth-highest cornerback pact. To entice Jackson, the Chargers have agreed to give him $28MM in the deal’s first year, Rapoport adds (on Twitter).
3:32pm: As expected, J.C. Jackson has received widespread interest during the legal tampering period. The Chargers are among the Pro Bowl cornerback’s suitors, and NFL.com’s Mike Giardi tweets the team has made an offer.
The Patriots made a somewhat surprising decision not to use their franchise tag on Jackson, who has intercepted an NFL-most 25 passes since coming into the league in 2018. Months after trading Stephon Gilmore, the Pats could lose another standout cover man.
Previously reported to have interest in Jackson, the Bolts can be aggressive this offseason. They entered free agency in the top five in cap space and have Justin Herbert tied to a rookie contract through at least 2022. Los Angeles has already added a splashy defender, trading for Khalil Mack last week. With Jackson hitting the open market at 26, it will likely cost close to cornerback-record money to sign him. Jalen Ramsey still tops the corner market at $20MM per year.
At corner, the Chargers have Michael Davis and 2021 second-round pick Asante Samuel Jr. as key returners. Slot man Chris Harris is a free agent.
Come to Vegas
Make that D strong
Fantastic!!
Chargers fans have to be stoked now. Mack and JC added to the D the last couple days!!
If they can sign Bobby Wagner, they can call it an off-season and a successful one. This all happened without any released or restructures too
Just need to add a run stuffer like Jordan Davis in the draft. They should add a couple DTs via draft for depth and to stop the run. Sign Wagner and Jordan Hicks for LB depth.
Damn, talk about a glamorous defense.
Let’s draft Davis to plug that hole. Hopefully we can trade our pick to Pitt so they can get a QB and we get an extra 3rd or so to get a RT
Yeah, or potentially get a RT in the first and in a dream world get Travis Jones in the second.
Way to make splashy moves while they’ve got the franchise QB still in his cheap years. If James and Bosa can mostly stay healthy, that’s a very scary defense.
Lol glamorous defenses on paper don’t win you anything. Don’t toot your horns just yet. Especially when it comes to Pats players leaving and joining a new team.
I mean it worked for the Rams didn’t it
Damn
Very solid, Bosa Mack Jackson James Murray Tillery Davis and Samuel.
I’d then say fill out most the roster with vets, depth players and draft picks.
I’d try add Gerald McCoy/Geno Atkins for cheap as DT cover and to help the young guys.
At RB and get someone like Devonta Freeman as depth.
Same at WR maybe get like a Greg Ward/Allen Lazard for some depth and also draft in someone in like the 4th round.
TE I’d grab in the draft cause there’s loads of good options this year.
Just cheap and experienced depth and good good draft picks
As a patriots fan, I can tell you he’s really overrated. Not being salty. He had his best games against the worst QBs in the league. He got toast against the top recievers in the league.
Totally agree. Chargers fans 2 years from now will be hating this signing.. Belichick has done this many times.. coached up a kid.. kid goes to another franchise to collect big money.. and do really nothing to earn that said paycheck.
As a Pats fan as well, this is not entirely accurate. He did not have great games against Lamb and Diggs, but other than that locked down the receiver he lined up against. He gets put in single coverage more than any corner in the league. Of course he beats up on the worst teams, as everyone does. That is why bad QBs have more interceptions than good ones. Someone has to be getting these picks.
Watching the games you can see he is always around the play, if not making the play on the ball. I wish the kid nothing but the best. He was elite, and if you didn’t see that I am not sure what you were watching
Not bad for an ungrateful free agent…..