Life's not fair, and the NFL is a business. Time to hang up the shoes, Freddy.
I'd love to see Fred Jackson retire as a Buffalo Bill, but sometimes the ideal situation for the player and fans isn't exactly the best situation for the team.
His productivity has regressed. Jackson only averaged 3.7 yards per carry in 2014, with 2 rushing TD's.
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4506/fred-jackson
Fred Jackson's cap hit in 2015 is $2.58 million.
That is a lot of money to be paying a 34 year old backup running back.
http://overthecap.com/player/fred-jackson/230/
27 year old Anthony Dixon's cap hit in 2015 is $1.16 million, plus he has ties with Roman.
He was drafted in the 6th round.
http://overthecap.com/player/anthony-dixon/55/
Bryce Brown's cap hit in 2015 is $660,000, he turns 24 years old in May.
He was drafted in the 7th round.
http://overthecap.com/player/bryce-brown/728/
Last year, Doug Whaley wanted to trade up for Carlos Hyde (running back) in the 2nd round.
Now Whaley has a head coach that loves to ground and pound.
CJ Spiller won't be playing for the Bills next year. Another team will offer him more money than he's worth, he can't block, can't run between the tackles, can't take the big hits, and he's not the kind of running back Rex Ryan wants on his team because he doesn't deliver punishing runs.
Fred Jackson is a class act. One of my favorite Buffalo Bills of all-time. I know he's a leader in the locker room, but he is no longer a leader in rushing yards.
I know Fred wants nothing more than to be a part of something we've all been waiting for, but I don't think keeping a 34 year old running back on the roster makes sense going in to the 2015 season.
Thank you, Fred Jackson for giving everything you had in you for the Buffalo Bills.