The Patriots may be looking to fill the void Randy Moss left on offense with another big wideout in Vincent Jackson.
But the pieces of this puzzle don’t fit, says ESPN’s Adam Shefter, who was a guest on WEEI’s Dennis and Callahan on Friday.
Last season, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Jackson had 1,167 receiving yards and nine touchdowns with the Chargers. This season, he has yet to hit the stat sheet as he’s currently filling a suspension for breaking the league’s substance abuse policy and getting slapped with a DUI in the offseason.
“Vincent Jackson is not headed to New England,” said Shefter. “You look at it and you say it makes sense, but it’s just not going to happen.”
Acquiring Jackson, or attempting to, simply doesn’t make sense for the Pats.
“You’re going to have to spend roughly $50 million — $9 [million], $10 million a year on a wide receiver that’s one strike away from a yearlong suspension,” Shefter said. “On top of that, San Diego is adamant that it get back a second- and third-round pick, and New England has done a tremendous job stockpiling picks.
“It’s a business, too,” he added. “People sometimes forget it because it’s their football team and it’s their passion, it’s their love and it’s in their soul. And I get all that. But there’s all people that use this as a business. It’s not fantasy football. You don’t just go trade for Vincent Jackson because you want him playing wide receiver and he’s a great player. It goes beyond that.”
