Broncos safety Kareem Jackson was released Tuesday after his roster waiver expired. Jackson has accumulated $89,670 in fines this season for repeated unnecessary roughness violations.
The 14-year veteran has been suspended twice this year and was sent off for two games. Was one for conk On Luke Musgrave from Packers. This suspension was for two matches. The other was for He hits to Minnesota dome Josh Dobbs, which cost the defensive leader four games.
“I was told that I was responsible for protecting the attackers,” Jackson said at a recent charity event for his foundation. espn. “So, I'm not really sure how I'm going to protect myself, make plays and protect them as well. I'm not really sure what I'm going to do moving forward in terms of playing this game.”
No matter what happens in the future for Jackson, there are some things that are certain. Jackson needs to play by the rules set by the NFL, even if they are unclear to him and the other players, or he won't be able to play at all. If he hopes to play again, he'll have to be picked up by someone else, who might risk it, or hope the Broncos can work out a deal with him. Jackson signed a one-ear deal with the Broncos this offseason worth up to $2.67 million.
Head coach Sean Payton said “we'll figure out how we handle it” in recent days when asked about Jackson's potential return to the roster, according to ESPN.
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