Rams waive DeSean Jackson after failed ‘experiment’

The Rams waived DeSean Jackson connected Tuesday aft failing to implicit the commercialized to different squad that the wide receiver sought.

Jackson, 34, played successful 7 games for the Rams aft signing a one-year declaration arsenic a escaped agent, anxious astatine the clip to play adjacent wherever helium starred successful precocious schoolhouse astatine Long Beach Poly, renew his moving narration with manager Sean McVay, and service arsenic a heavy receiving menace connected a Super Bowl contender.

But the three-time Pro Bowl enactment grew dissatisfied with being utilized little and little successful the offense. Jackson caught a 75-yard touchdown walk from Matthew Stafford successful a triumph implicit Tampa Bay successful Week 3. But the fig of passes thrown his mode declined to 1 successful wins implicit the New York Giants and Detroit.

The squad and Jackson agreed Friday to question a caller squad for him, and helium was inactive for the Rams’ triumph implicit the Texans connected Sunday.

“Obviously it was an experimentation that we attempted,” Rams General Manager Les Snead said Tuesday. “Didn’t enactment retired arsenic good arsenic we wanted it to, arsenic DeSean wanted it to, arsenic adjacent Sean wanted it to.

“Especially those two, due to the fact that they person a narration that goes deeper than football,” Snead said, referring to McVay having been the Washington Football Team’s violative coordinator erstwhile Jackson played there.

Before the Rams announced the move, Jackson posted an upbeat connection connected Instagram indicating helium was leaving.

“I americium precise grateful for the clip that I spent playing for the LA Rams,” Jackson wrote. “Although this isn’t the result that we wanted, I americium highly appreciative for the accidental & enactment fixed to maine by the Rams Coaches & each of the Fans. I recognize that everything happens for a crushed & I look guardant to opening the adjacent section of y NFL career. Thank you.”

Jackson caught 8 passes for 221 yards and 1 touchdown successful little than a fractional play with the Rams. His 27.6 yards per drawback were the astir successful the league among players with 2 oregon much receptions.

Jackson’s merchandise comes a time aft rookie wide receiver and punt returner Tutu Atwell was declared retired for the play with a enarthrosis injury.

Beyond Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods and Van Jefferson, the wide receiver roster consists of rookie Ben Skowronek and practice-squad members J.J. Koski and Landen Akers.

Snead said the Rams tried to commercialized Jackson earlier the NFL commercialized deadline astatine 1 p.m. PT Tuesday.

It was a productive deadline week, though, for the Rams, who acquired eight-time Pro Bowl extracurricular linebacker Von Miller from the Broncos connected Monday successful a commercialized for second- and third-round draught picks successful 2022.

Miller, who missed the Broncos’ crippled Sunday with an ankle injury, took a carnal for his caller squad Tuesday and could play erstwhile the Rams (7-1) look the Tennessee Titans (6-2) connected Sunday nighttime astatine SoFi Stadium.

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