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Following up on an ongoing story. ... Jackson was a no-show for the opening day of training camp on Friday and will be fined as an unexcused absence. Jackson's agent, Eugene Parker, turned down a contract offer Friday afternoon that the team said would have put Jackson in the top tier at his position in terms of pay. Rams president of football operations Jay Zygmunt's said, "We will not be negotiating while he's out of camp."
Reported by the Associated Press
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Both Zygmunt and HC Scott Linehan have said getting a contract extension for Jackson was a priority. Zygmunt said the team approached Jackson about a long-term deal shortly after last season, but talks were delayed when the running back switched agents last month. Jackson is in the final season of a five-year contract he signed after the Rams drafted him in the first round in 2004. He has had three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons after totaling 1,002 last year despite injuries that sidelined him for four games. ... We'll remind you that Marc Bulger missed one day last summer in a successful effort to get a new deal.
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