The Bills didn’t trade for LeSean McCoy and give him a huge new contract to be a backup. But Buffalo’s incumbent starter at running back says he’s not just going to step aside quietly and watch McCoy take his job.
Fred Jackson, who started for the Bills most of last season and led the team with 141 carries for 525 yards, says he’s going to try to prove that he still deserves to be the primary ball carrier.
“They want him to take the majority of the load,” Jackson told the Buffalo News. “But I’m not going to make it easy for him. I’m not going to just hand it to him and say, ‘Here’s the job.’”
At 34, Jackson is the NFL’s oldest running back. But he hopes he’s not going to be phased out.
“I don’t know what my role is going to be yet,” he said. “I’m going to push him. Every time I get a chance to touch the ball, I’m going to make every play that I can when I’m out there. So, hopefully, by me doing that, I’ll make him take his game to the next level.”
The competition for the starting job in Buffalo won’t be much of a competition at all: McCoy is going to get the job. But Jackson viewing it as a competition will be good for both of them.
