The day after a disgruntled wideout returned to practice in Denver, an underachieving wideout who actually was drafted two rounds higher than the disgruntled wideout has been let go by the Broncos.
The team announced that it has waived Chad Jackson.
Jackson entered the league in 2006 as a second-round pick of the Patriots. After appearing in 12 games as a rookie, with one start, Jackson tore an ACL during the postseason. The following year, Jackson disappeared on a depth chart that suddenly boasted Wes Welker, Randy Moss, and Donte’ Stallworth.
Last year, the Pats gave up on Jackson, who landed in Denver. He appeared in only one game last year, catching one pass for 19 yards.
The handwriting likely was on the wall regarding this move from the moment Josh McDaniels became the head coach of the Broncos, given that McDaniels was the offensive coordinator in New England during Jackson’s failed tenure there.
And, yes, Brandon Marshall remained on the board in 2006 until round four, picked after Jackson and Sinorice Moss and Travis Wilson and Derek Hagan and Brandon Williams and Maurice Stovall and Willie Reid and Brad Smith and Cory Rodgers and Jason Avant and Demetrius Williams.
