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The Seahawks and 49ers are finalizing the paperwork on a trade that would send Seahawks wide receiver Darrell Jackson to 49ers in exchange for a fourth-round pick.
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2006 SEASON STATISTICS
Rec Yds TD Avg Long YAC
63 956 10 15.2 72 252
The trade, first reported on ESPN.com on Friday, would give the Seahawks the 124h pick in the draft. Jackson has been Matt Hasselbeck's main target for the past several years but he has been upset for the past three seasons about the six-year, $25 million contract he signed. The 49ers have been looking for a starting receiver since the release of Antonio Bryant.
Jackson was going to lose playing time to Deion Branch, Nate Burleson, Bobby Engram and D.J. Hackett in Seattle. Though Jackson is a favorite of Mike Holmgren, he found his time in Seattle had expired. Now, he's going to one of the Seahawks main competitors in the NFC West.
Jackson missed 10 regular-season games in 2005 after undergoing surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee, underwent a second operation on the knee following Seattle's loss in Super Bowl XL, and missed the final three regular-season games of last season because of turf toe.
Jackson, 28, caught 63 passes in 2006 for 956 yards and 10 touchdowns -- all team-leading totals. At the time of his toe injury, Jackson was leading the league in touchdown catches. He's exceeded 1,000 receiving yards three times in seven seasons.
However, Jackson and Seahawks management reportedly have been at odds following negotiation of the six-year, $25 million contract extension Jackson signed in March 2004, his decision to skip voluntary workouts in 2005, and the manner in which the team handled his knee injury last season.
Jackson has been on the trading block all offseason but Seattle apparently could not fetch more than a second-day pick -- from its up-and-coming division rival, no less. Branch, whom the Seahawks acquired from the Patriots last season, presumably would become Matt Hasselbeck's No. 1 target.
Jackson's likely addition represents yet another coup for the Niners, who via free agency added, among others, cornerback Nate Clements, safety Michael Lewis, and Ashley Lelie. Though the Niners lost offensive coordinator Norv Turner to San Diego, they appear to have -- in quarterback Alex Smith, running back Frank Gore, tight end Vernon Davis, wide receiver Arnaz Battle, Lelie, and now possibly Jackson -- the makings of an explosive offense.
In 96 games, including 89 starts, Jackson, a third-round selection in 2000 out of Florida, has 441 receptions for 6,445 yards (14.6-yard average) and 47 touchdowns.
Profile
2006 SEASON STATISTICS
Rec Yds TD Avg Long YAC
63 956 10 15.2 72 252
The trade, first reported on ESPN.com on Friday, would give the Seahawks the 124h pick in the draft. Jackson has been Matt Hasselbeck's main target for the past several years but he has been upset for the past three seasons about the six-year, $25 million contract he signed. The 49ers have been looking for a starting receiver since the release of Antonio Bryant.
Jackson was going to lose playing time to Deion Branch, Nate Burleson, Bobby Engram and D.J. Hackett in Seattle. Though Jackson is a favorite of Mike Holmgren, he found his time in Seattle had expired. Now, he's going to one of the Seahawks main competitors in the NFC West.
Jackson missed 10 regular-season games in 2005 after undergoing surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee, underwent a second operation on the knee following Seattle's loss in Super Bowl XL, and missed the final three regular-season games of last season because of turf toe.
Jackson, 28, caught 63 passes in 2006 for 956 yards and 10 touchdowns -- all team-leading totals. At the time of his toe injury, Jackson was leading the league in touchdown catches. He's exceeded 1,000 receiving yards three times in seven seasons.
However, Jackson and Seahawks management reportedly have been at odds following negotiation of the six-year, $25 million contract extension Jackson signed in March 2004, his decision to skip voluntary workouts in 2005, and the manner in which the team handled his knee injury last season.
Jackson has been on the trading block all offseason but Seattle apparently could not fetch more than a second-day pick -- from its up-and-coming division rival, no less. Branch, whom the Seahawks acquired from the Patriots last season, presumably would become Matt Hasselbeck's No. 1 target.
Jackson's likely addition represents yet another coup for the Niners, who via free agency added, among others, cornerback Nate Clements, safety Michael Lewis, and Ashley Lelie. Though the Niners lost offensive coordinator Norv Turner to San Diego, they appear to have -- in quarterback Alex Smith, running back Frank Gore, tight end Vernon Davis, wide receiver Arnaz Battle, Lelie, and now possibly Jackson -- the makings of an explosive offense.
In 96 games, including 89 starts, Jackson, a third-round selection in 2000 out of Florida, has 441 receptions for 6,445 yards (14.6-yard average) and 47 touchdowns.
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