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Originally Posted by Country
I am thinking 7 years 15 SB and 49 million.
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Whoa trigger.

Shaun Alexander signed the biggest contract ever awarded to a RB last spring and it was eight years $62 million with an $11.5 million signing bonus. Edgerrin James signed a four-year deal worth $30 million with a $7 million bonus. Both of these guys are very experienced consistent veterans. IMO, a $15 million bonus seems quite a bit for a running back who, while he's had a great season, is only just now completing his first full year as "the man."
I think the priority this offseason should be signing Bulger long term, and then after another season, the Rams can see where Jackson is and what kind of money he wants. I don't envision Jackson as being the kind of guy to want to go elsewhere. He's already fought out of the shadow of Marshall to become the starting RB here, and when you think about how much he's touching the ball in this scheme, he's really a big part of what we're doing. I think he'd be fine playing another season and then sitting down to look at an extension.