The Seahawks signed veteran running back Fred Jackson this weekend and he'll be quickly installed as the backup behind Marshawn Lynch and likely third-down back in Seattle's offense. Jackson has freshly arrived to the Pacific Northwest, but Pete Carroll told reporters yesterday that "he'll play a lot" this week in St. Louis. "He ran the whole offense today," said Carroll, "I don't know how he got it all done, but he got it done today so I would think he'll be ready to go."
With the thought in mind that we'll quickly see Jackson on the field for the Seahawks, I chatted with former Bills beat reporter and current Bills columnist (as well as occasional writer here at Field Gulls) Chris Trapasso, who offered up a nice scouting report on Jackson.