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Jackson saga weighty matter in several ways


By SHELDON MICKLES
smickles@theadvocate.com
Advocate sportswriter


Advocate staff photo by Mark Saltz
Saints defensive lineman Grady Jackson ended up in coach Jim HaslettÕs doghouse after missing workouts.
METAIRIE -- The New Orleans Saints did everything they could to motivate defensive tackle Grady Jackson and get him to attend their off-season strength and conditioning workouts this spring.

But their efforts were to no avail as Jackson, a seven-year veteran who joined the Saints last season from the Oakland Raiders, missed all of the work except for a three-day minicamp in early May.

Not even a $1 million roster bonus could entice Jackson to end his boycott of the voluntary workouts, which included a series of on-field coaching sessions that ran from late May through mid-June.





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