Article: NFL JACKSON AGREES TO SIX-YEAR DEAL, ARRIVES FOR RAMS PRACTICE.(Sports)

Steven Jackson signed a six-year, $44 million contract, ended a 27-day holdout and was on the field for practice with the St. Louis Rams.

And all was forgiven.

Coach Scott Linehan, who conducted a month of practices without the centerpiece of the offense, joked that he gave Jackson "a big hug" and then asked for a loan.

The 235-pound running back had been entering the final season of a five-year, $7 million deal he signed as a first-round pick in 2004.

Linehan said he understood the business end of the game after Jackson got a deal that includes more than $20 million in bonuses and puts him third on the salary scale on the team, trailing only quarterback Marc ...

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