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The San Diego Chargers were not awarded any compensatory picks in the 2013 NFL Draft for losing WR Vincent Jackson to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Fantasy Impact: This is a bit of a surprise, considering how well Jackson played last season.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reworked the contracts for WR Vincent Jackson and OG Carl Nicks in a way that turned the majority of their 2013 salaries into guaranteed bonuses. The Buccaneers pro-rated the bulk of Jackson's $13 million salary and Nicks' $12.5 million salary over the final four years of each player's contract, creating extra cap space for 2013.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster to replace Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson and OG Carl Nicks restructured their contracts to free up about $18 million in 2013 salary cap space. Jackson got a $12.16 million roster bonus to push his cap figure for this year to $15.43 million. But his new base salary for 2013 will be $840,000 and his cap figure will drop to $3.472 million. Jackson had been scheduled to count $13 million toward the 2013 cap. The roster bonus will be pro-rated over the remainder of Jackson's contract. Nicks had an $11.785 million roster bonus and a cap figure of $15.436 million for this year. But Nicks' base salary for 2013 had been scheduled for $12.5 million, and it now drops to just $715,000. Nicks' cap figure for 2013 had been scheduled for $12.5 million, but it now drops to $3.072 million.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson caught seven passes for 108 yards against the St. Louis Rams in Week 16.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson was the only receiver on his team to do anything in Week 14 against the Philadelphia Eagles, finishing with six receptions for 131 yards and a touchdown. Fellow WR Mike Williams had three grabs for 18 yards and a score. Other than Jackson, the rest of the offense accounted for just eight catches, 58 yards and the Williams score.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson (hamstring) fully participated in practice Friday, Dec. 7, and is probable for Week 14.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson (calf) was limited in practice Wednesday, Dec. 5.
Fantasy Impact: He'll be fine for Week 14.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson had three catches for 55 yards and no scores in the Week 13 game against the Denver Broncos.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson is one of just seven receivers (with 35 or more targets) that has yet to drop a pass. He has been targeted 89 times and has 47 receptions.
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