No one is more pleased at the Rams' signing of fullback Mike Karney than No. 39.On his twitter feed this morning, SJax posted this response to the news of Karney's arrival:I love waking up to good news. We (Rams) just signed FB Mike Karney. Who says complaining don't get u anywhere..Lol (joke)AS ESPN.com noted, this will [...]
If you want to get to know Steven a little better, you don't have to wait.No. 39 is now posting on Twitter -- to follow his posts, just go to:www.twitter.com/sj39And yes, it's really him.
Though the Rams' 2008 season fell short of expectations, Steven was every bit the offensive juggernaut St. Louis was hoping for after signing SJ to a six-year contract extension during training camp.In his fifth season, the 25 year-old Jackson put up a team-high 86.8 rushing yards per game despite missing four contests due to a [...]
Steven entered Sunday's game against Atlanta with two goals in mind: to get a win, and to reach 1,000 yard rushing markWhile St. Louis fell short, losing 31-27 to the playoff-bound Atlanta Falcons, No. 39 got his 1,000 yards -- and then some. SJax picked up 161 yards and two TDs in his final 2008-09 [...]
One hundred and twenty. That's the magic number for SJax this weekend as he enters Sunday’s match-up in Atlanta against the Falcons.With 120 yards on the ground in Week 17, No. 39 will reach 1,000 rushing yards for the fourth straight year -- an astonishing achievement, given the setbacks and obstacles that Steven and his [...]
Call it what you will -- deja vu, a return visit to the Heartbreak Hotel -- but for the second straight week, Steven and the Rams were on the wrong end of another stunning defeat Sunday.This time, St. Louis lost 17-16 to the San Francisco 49ers, after leading for nearly the entire game.“I don’t know [...]
Evaluation of this past weekend's tilt against the Seattle Seahawks has confirmed that No. 39's head is all right -- literally -- and that he feels he can play even better.Coach Jim Haslett confirmed that his star running back's head injury was not a concussion.“From my understanding, he just got light-headed, and he didn’t feel [...]
In a game that in many ways mirrored the frustrations of an entire season, SJax and the St. Louis Rams turned in one of their best performances Sunday, only to see it slip away in the final seconds of the game.No. 39 and Co. fell to the Seattle Seahawks, 23-20, on a last second field [...]
Steven battled all afternoon and emerged feeling good about his healing quad, but he and the St. Louis Rams came up short, losing to the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday, 34-10.Jackson gained 64 yards on just 19 carries in the losing effort, scoring a touchdown, but fumbled twice.“I was trying to [...]
A week after returning to the playing field, SJax is feeling good and eager to suit up Sunday against a fierce divisional rival, the Arizona Cardinals.“The leg is doing well,” he said. “I’ve been able to be a part of everything in practice, so it feels really good. I was able to get through it [...]