Veteran running back visits with Seahawks; Lynch loves him
SEATTLE -- The Seattle Seahawks may be on the verge of adding a new running back to the roster. And Marshawn Lynch allegedly couldn't be happier.
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network tweeted Tuesday morning that ex-Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson was flying to Seattle to meet with the Seahawks.
Jackson, who started his NFL career with the Bills in 2006, was released from the team Monday. In 14 games last season, Jackson had a career-low 525 yards with two touchdowns. However, he's had a successful career, rushing for 5,646 yards on 1,279 carries.
At 34 years old, he is one of the oldest running backs in the league.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll late Tuesday confirmed Jackson was meeting with the team and taking a physical, but played down a potential signing of Jackson.
Rapoport tweeted that the signing would be welcome news to Marshawn Lynch, who played with Jackson from 2007 to 2010. Lynch reportedly views Jackson as a "big brother."
If signed, Jackson would join Lynch, as well as other running backs Robert Turbin, Christine Michael and Thomas Rawls on the Seahawks roster.
Carroll disclosed Tuesday that Turbin suffered "a significant" high ankle sprain in Saturday's game and it is unclear how long it might take for him to recover.
But as of Tuesday night, Jackson had not been signed by Seattle.