His 27-day holdout over, it’s back to work for Pro Bowl running back Steven Jackson. By the time Jackson arrived in St. Louis late Wednesday night, his contract extension was all but a done deal.
"In principle, it’s agreed to," Jackson said after landing in St. Louis from his hometown of Las Vegas.
Once a few more details are ironed out today, Jackson, said, "We’ll be pretty much done."
Jackson said the original stalemate was a matter of "just philosophy." He added, "We just had two different (views) – how we were thinking, where we wanted to go on a contract. And the Rams, the way they were thinking. Their philosophy. That’s where it came to a standstill."
Once talks broke off on July 25, the first day of training camp at Concordia University in Wisconsin, Jackson said there was a long period without dialogue with the Rams.
"But once things started to recommence late last week, we got it done," Jackson said.
When things reached a point where Jackson and his agent – Eugene Parker – felt a new deal was a real possibility, he decided to report to Rams Park.
"Things really got hot and heavy (Wednesday), and that’s when I booked the flight," Jackson said.
By Jim Thomas
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
08/21/2008