Signs point to Tarvaris Jackson returning to the Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks still need a backup quarterback. Tarvaris Jackson is still looking for a new contract. With both sides running out of options, look for Jackson to resign with the Seahawks in the next few days.

Tarvaris Jackson is a free agent. He’s been out there testing the market and trying to convince someone that he deserves a raise over what the Seattle Seahawks have been paying him. As more and more teams decide to pass on him, it is becoming increasingly likely that he returns to Seattle.

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The most recent team to show interest in Jackson was the Miami Dolphins. After a visit last week by Jackson, they decided to sign Matt Moore instead to be Ryan Tannehill’s backup.

A similar scenario happened in Minnesota earlier. Jackson had expressed interest in returning to the team where he spent most of his career, and the Vikings were in need of someone to back up Teddy Bridgewater. Minnesota decided to sign veteran backup Shaun Hill instead of bringing Jackson back.

In fact, most of the teams that went into the offseason needing a backup quarterback have already found one. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Matt Cassell and Brian Hoyer have new teams. Even Blaine Gabbert and Christian Ponder have jobs again.

Jackson is running out of options. Every time another team signs a quarterback, his bargaining position weakens. The Seahawks are now one of the only teams that still need a backup quarterback.

Seattle’s patience has paid off. They’ve always wanted Jackson back, but also wanted to do so without using up too much salary cap space. The Seahawks decided to wait out the market instead of meeting Jackson’s contract demands.

Soon, Jackson will likely come back to the bargaining table with more reasonable contract demands. That isn’t to say that his demands before were unreasonable, but they were clearly more than any team has been willing to pay this year.

Ultimately, Jackson’s return to the Seahawks is best for both player and team. He knows Seattle’s offense and the team trusts him should he be pressed into action. He is also respected in the locker room. There pretty much isn’t anything not to like about this pairing.

And now that Jackson has had his chance to seek a raise and come up empty, all signs point to him returning to the Seahawks. I expect it will happen within the next week.

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