Published 6/27/2009
by Michael Whooley
at Bleacher Report - NFL
St. Louis Rams' running back, Steven Jackson , has become quite the Twitter aficionado, but that’s not his only talent. When healthy, few players in the NFL offer the type of dynamic package that nubmer 39 does. The key words there being, “when healthy.” That’s been a problem for the former Oregon State star throughout his NFL career, as just once in his five seasons has he played a full sixteen game schedule. It has been particularly difficult for him to stay on the field over the last two seasons, as he has missed a total of eight games during that span.
Despite his health issues, Jackson’s numbers have been impressive. He rushed for 1,000 yards in every year of his career, except his rookie season, and has scored at least six times per year over the same time span. Jackson is, also, an attractive option for fantasy owners because he is one of the few true feature backs left in the NFL who stays in on third downs. The reason for that is his prowess in the ...
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