NFL News: WR Vincent Jackson To Return To Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Vincent Jackson will be returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2015 season of the National Football League, or NFL after earning another 1,000-plus-yard season with the franchise in 2014.

The Buccaneers had another disappointing season but Jackson is one of the few bright spots for the team and as first reported by Nick Stroud, NFL beat writer for the Tampa Bay Times, Jackson will be returning with his full salary due for the 2015 season.

Jackson has lived up to his contract and expectations in Tampa Bay. In three seasons with the Buccaneers, Jackson has a combined 3,610 receiving yards on 220 receptions with 17 touchdowns. He has also been reliable in staying on the field playing all 48 of 48 regular season games by Tampa Bay.

Jackson will be entering his 11th season in the NFL after playing for the San Diego Chargers from 2005 to 2011. He was the 61st overall pick by the Chargers in the 2005 NFL Draft. Jackson is due to be paid $9.78 million with a team salary cap hit of $12.2 million for the Buccaneers making him one of the highest paid wide receivers in the league.

Only three other NFL wide receivers, Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions, Mike Wallace of the Miami Dolphins and Dwayne Brown of the Kansas City Chiefs will earn will earn more per average season salary than Jackson.

There were talks that the Buccaneers and Jackson were initially considering a restructured long-term deal but settled on the shorter but more expensive contract that will assure Jackson to remain with the squad until the 2016 NFL Season.

Jackson is a three-time NFL Pro Bowler making the elite team in 2009, 2011 and 2012. The Buccaneers finished the regular season with 2 wins and 14 losses tied with the Tennessee Titans for the worst record in the entire league. The Bucs will pick first in the 2015 NFL Draft and the Titans will pick second overall.

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