The Rams and DeSean Jackson have mutually agreed to seek a trade, according to sources who spoke with NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo (Twitter link). The wide receiver should hold appeal to other teams, but they’ll only have a few days to complete a deal. 
Any team trading for Jackson will be responsible for the balance of his one-year, $4.5MM deal. The Rams could cover part of the tab, however, and potentially increase their haul.
Jackson, 34, has averaged 27.6 yards per catch through seven games this year. Of course, that also comes in a limited sample size — 8 catches for 221 yards. Much of that production came in Week 3 against the Buccaneers when he notched three receptions for 120 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown.
Rams head coach Sean McVay has confirmed the report, saying that the team will try and find “opportunities he’s deserving of” elsewhere (Twitter link via Garafolo). In the meantime, Jackson will not suit up for Sunday’s game against the Texans.
Barring a return to one of his old employers, Jackson will move on to the fifth team of his pro career. The three-time Pro Bowler led the league in 2018 with 18.9 yards per reception and could still be a serious deep threat, despite his age.
That’s a great look right there, asking to be traded away from a winning team. I get wanting to play more but this still doesn’t look good.
Agreed. At worst you’re on the bench a winning team, and he could still potentially get playing time if there are injuries further into the season.
He’s going to be traded to a winning team. No team will want him that is not trying to win. The guy has been productive and still feels like he has more to offer. I’d rather have that than someone willing to collect 4.5 million and happy or content not playing
I think GB makes sense
Doubt the Rams trade him to a potential playoff foe. He likely gets shipped out of conference
I agree. He wants to play and would be the number 1 option on Detroit! There’s no guarantee the Rams win it. The Packers could use him.
Washington, perhaps. McLaurin needs someone to take some heat off of him.
Athletes play to make money. If he wants a contract next year a limited role this year doesn’t help his cause.
That’s fair. Maybe he could have gone about hints more discreetly, but your point is still valid.
* gone about THINGS more discretely…
While true, he will be 35 soon and has played in 7 career playoff games in 14 seasons. Plus he’s often injured, has already made a lot of money, doesn’t have a great reputation around the league, has a great QB, is playing for a Super Bowl contender, and is actually from Southern California. This seems like the ideal situation for a player at the tail end of his career.
Whether he finishes with 19 catches this year (what he’s on pace for) with the Rams or 40-ish catches in a larger role elsewhere, he’s not getting much of a pay day this offseason. Athletes should get every penny they can, but I don’t see much of an upside in wanting to leave the Rams for Jackson.
Exactly. There is a reason he has been on 4 different teams
Just because they mutually agreed to seek a trade doesn’t mean it was his idea. If he says he doesn’t want a trade he might be on the end of the bench and/or inactive for the rest of the year. Hard to know how it all started but locker room cancer would be a good start.
Considering the Packers are down their top 3 wide receivers and their starting tight end, they should give this guy a look at least.
Well adams should be off the Covid list for next week, and MVS was almost back for week 8. Lazard is still unknown but I would say being down top 3 receivers is not really true anymore. They did lose Tonyan though and Jackson is probably a better deep threat than MVS so I still think they should think about it.
Packers would have to pay more than they’re willing to for the Rams to trade him to a team they could meet in the playoffs.
Yeah, it makes perfect strategic sense in terms of compensation for L.A. and on the field for Green Bay, but there’s no way that the Rams will send Jackson to one of their top three rivals for playoff positioning (the others being Arizona and Tampa).
Makes sense, no way he gets any of the incentives on his deal by not playing
Panthers should be jumping all over this.
Panthers, on a 4 game losing streak? I’m sure he’d love this. Hahahaha
Well, there aren’t many options. The winning AFC teams are mostly set at receiver. The only one who could I think make a play and may get in on the playoff race is Kansas City. The defense has been a bigger issue for them, but I think that losing Sammy Watkins has hurt them more than anticipated in opening up things for Tyreek Hill and Kelce (and Hardman, as well). K.C.’s philosophy in recent years has been to flood the field with targets, so I could see a deal there.
In the NFC, I could see Washington possibly being in play. I doubt the Rams see them as a real threat and a deep receiver could potentially be a target for them in a season where they expected to win.
He could stay in LA? Chargers need a speedster.
Saints!
Raiders wouldn’t be a surprise , and good fit
Maybe, but I doubt that they make a big move with an interim coach.
If they were a losing team or in the middle of the pack, you might be right, but they’re in a tight playoff race, with only a one-game lead in the division. And Jackson doesn’t really represent a big move; he’d probably cost them only a 6th or 7th rounder.
Clown. Send him to the Giants or Jets.
He’d be a good pickup for a mediocre team with a strong armed QB – as it won’t matter if he poisons the locker room, as he won’t be with you next year anyway.
Funny he’s barely halfway through his season back home and wore out his welcome already. Guy is garbage and only plays when he wants to.
EAGLES LMAO
Diamonds on my Necc
They better hurry up and trade him before he gets hurt.
Awwww…. My necc. My necc and my bacc.
I’d love to see him with the Patriots. They haven’t had a legitimate deep threat since Moss.
This clown will not be able to make it in the real world once the NFL paychecks stop coming.
Add him to the Brady Bunch in Tampa!
There’s almost no chance the Rams send him to Green Bay. There is absolutely no chance they send him to Tampa.
Chiefs will add him to replace Sammy Watkins. Watch.