Remember Tanard Jackson? Probably not Jackson was signed by the Redskins in 2012 to start at Safety. So far he has been suspended for the entire time, due to failed drug test. This is the latest update for him.
Jackson filed for reinstatement last Saturday – the first possible day – but the NFL didn't act immediately, and is not expected tofor a while. The last time Jackson was suspended for a year, the league didn’t reinstate him until four weeks after he was eligible to do so. You must factor in that no one knows what kind of shape that Jackson is in. Once the league does reinstate him, the Redskins will get a window of opportunity to evaluate him in practices before deciding whether to activate him or not.Some Redskins fans have a great deal of excitement over the possibility of Jackson playing. Honestly, I don’t know how much you can expect from a guy that hasn't played in over a year, who also has failed multiple drug tests and has been suspended for four games in 2009, suspended for a year in 2010, and then again in 2012. That doesn't sound like someone who has the discipline and reliability to serve as your last line of defense. The Redskins probably will be better off sticking with Bacarri Rambo at free safety and letting him develop because he is the long-term answer at that position. Also Rambo failed 2 drug test in 2011 and 2012 that caused the potential 3rd rounder to fall to the sixth. So it may not be a great idea that they cross paths.
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