FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Veteran running back Steven Jackson hasn’t played in the NFL playoffs since his rookie season in 2004. When he signed with the New England Patriots on Dec. 22, it ensured a long-awaited return trip to the postseason before he even played a game.
Now he wants to make the most of it.
“It helps me close a chapter on my terms,” Jackson, 32, said this week. “That’s what I always stressed -- if I went back to the NFL it had to be for a team that had a legitimate shot at the Super Bowl.