Once it became clear that Steven Jackson would with the St. Louis Rams, 's Gregg Rosenthal listed the Atlanta Falcons as for the veteran tailback.
That match is picking up steam. Jackson's priority isn't to settle for a potential playoff team; he wants to finish his career . The New England Patriots are the only team with a better regular-season record than the Falcons over the past five seasons, while the St. Louis Rams are dead-last over that span.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch identified the Falcons as one of Jackson's most likely suitors, which meshes with the feeling in the air at the the past couple of days.
"," Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports tweeted, "based on what was happening at the ."
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With toward Tony Gonzalez returning for at least one more season, Jackson could be the missing ingredient to the Falcons offense as a clear upgrade on the running back Michael Turner.
Had Jackson been around to salt away a commanding third-quarter lead against the San Francisco 49ers, there's a good chance it would have been the Falcons facing the Baltimore Ravens in .
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