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Buffalo Bills: Reasons for cutting Fred Jackson now don’t add up

Before any Buffalo Bills fans – or indeed football supporters in general – make the accusation, I should make the point I pride myself on being objective. I didn’t grow up following the Bills – heck, I’m not even from Western New York.

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With that disclaimer out of the way, I’m as shocked as anyone by the decision to cut Fred Jackson. Everything about the move doesn’t make sense, right down to the timing of it.

General Manager Doug Whaley claimed part of the reason for releasing the popular running back now, was to give him an opportunity to catch on with another team.