The cornerback allegedly declined to take the field Week 4 against the Raiders, according to a report; he was traded three days later back to New England.
Cornerback J.C. Jackson, who signed a five-year, $82.5 million contract with the Chargers in March 2022, was traded to New England on Oct. 4, 2023, three days after allegedly refusing to enter a game. COSTA MESA — The Chargers repeatedly asked cornerback J.C. Jackson to play in their Week 4 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium, especially after teammate Michael Davis tweaked his ankle. But Jackson refused, according to an NFL.com report earlier this week citing unnamed sources.
“We just felt like this was the best course for our team,” Chargers coach Brandon Staley said Thursday of trading Jackson and a late-round draft pick in 2025 to the Patriots in exchange for a late-round pick in ‘25. “There was a body of work to go off of. We felt like this direction was best for our football team.”
The Chargers were 0-2 with Jackson on the field this season and 2-0 without him. He sat out two games last season after undergoing minor ankle surgery just before the start of the regular season and then suffered a season-ending ruptured right patellar tendon while preparing to jump to defend a pass.
However, the NFL.com report, citing unnamed sources, suggested that friction had developed between Jackson and the Chargers’ coaching, athletic training and support staffs. The article did not include specific examples, however, and Jackson was unavailable for comment Thursday.
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