Steven Jackson still wants to prove he can rush for a 1k yards
Steven Jackson may have been released today by the Atlanta Falcons but the former Oregon State Beaver is not done yet. He has played 11 years and has never played on a winning team. He feels he can still run for 1k, what do you think?
“A lot has been written lately about my future,” Jackson wrote on his official website. “There are questions about my age, and what I have left in the tank. Of that, I will simply say this. For the first nine years of my career, I was used like a battering ram, punishing opposing defense over four quarters of a game. Maybe you stopped me the first five times I got the ball, but by the 15th or 20th time I got it, late in a game — let’s just say you were really feeling me at that point.
“Make no mistake: I can still punish a defense. I still have a warrior’s heart. There are 1,000-yard seasons left in these legs. I know what I am still capable of, and I have every intention of proving it.”
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