St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher has squashed rumors circulating that the club was shopping veteran running back Steven Jackson, reports Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
"We talk about the potential ways of improving the roster, but his name has not been floated out there and I don't know where it's coming from," Fisher said Wednesday. "There were some rumors back when we did the trade with the Redskins that Sam (Bradford)'s name was floated out there. People were just trying to create some excitement."
Over the last eight seasons, Jackson has rushed for franchise record 9,093 yards and 52 touchdowns, six behind Faulk's franchise mark, and is working on a streak of seven consecutive 1,000 rushing yard seasons. Jackson has added 369 receptions for 3,003 yards and eight touchdowns out of the backfield and is signed through the 2013 season with base salaries of $7 million each season.
"Steven is here. He's in the off-season program," Fisher added. "He's upstairs (with the coaches) every other day. He's doing great, having fun learning the offense. No discussion, conversation, or anything along that sort to my knowledge."
The Rams have been linked to Alabama running back Trent Richardson,before being selected in last night's draft.
source: Mac's Football Blog
author: Brian McIntyre
photo: Dilip Vishwanat Getty Images
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