Bills extend Fred Jackson contract
By: John Kucko
Updated: May 9, 2012
ORCHARD PARK, NY - The Buffalo Bills today announced
that RB Fred Jackson has signed a contract extension with the team. In
accordance with team policy, terms of the deal were not
disclosed.
Jackson led the Bills in rushing for the third straight
year in 2011, posting 934 yards on 170 carries with six touchdowns in 10 games.
He finished the season first in the AFC (second in the NFL) with a 5.5 rushing
average.
A 6-1, 216-pound Coe College product, Jackson signed
with Buffalo as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Jackson has totaled 3,794
rushing yards on 817 carries and 16 touchdowns and added 175 catches for 1,535
yards and four touchdowns in 66 games with 38
starts.
