November 4th, 2008, was a noteworthy day in American history.Senator Barack Obama's election as president was a fulfilllment of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream. One hundred and forty-three years after slavery was abolished, a black man will now hold the highest office in our great country.His election allows every child, regardless of race or [...]
In his weekly segment with Las Vegas's ESPN affiliate, Steven spoke candidly about his performance this past Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, and how he felt on the field.Here's quick excerpt from his conversation, which you can listen to in its entirety in The Rush.Q: Should you have been out there Sunday? Because it looked like you [...]
No. 39 was held out of practice on Wednesday, meaning he must be able to go full-speed on either Thursday or Friday to play this weekend against the New York Jets in the Meadowlands.“He’ll be day-to-day,’’ coach Jim Haslett said of Jackson, who has a strained thigh muscle. “I would say he is questionable for [...]
SJax vowed that he would play on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals and he did, but it was not the performance he had wanted to give.In a 34-13 home loss to Arizona, Steven was limited to 17 yards on seven carries. Afterward, he spoke to reporters about the game, and how he had played. As [...]
I want to let you all know that the leg is feeling good enough for me to go on Sunday. This is a big game for us against Arizona, and I’m going to give everything I’ve got to get us a win.So to be clear: I am playing. Be ready.SJ
SJax's outlook for this Sunday is just like any other: he wants to be on the field. As he told numerous media outlets this week:“I’m practicing to play, if that tells you anything."Steven said he would have been operating at only 50 percent if he’d tried to suit up last weekend vs. the Pats, but [...]
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Steven was back at practice today in limited action. As written in the Around the Horns blog: Steven Jackson took part in most drills today during practice at Rams Park, taking about a third of the snaps with the first team. Jackson missed last Sunday’s game at New England [...]
As reported by the Rams official web site, Steven will be inactive in today's game against the New England Patriots.Nick Wagoner of StLouisRams.com wrote: As expected, Rams running back Steven Jackson is on the inactive list. Jackson sat out the team’s Saturday walk through and tested his injured quad again Sunday morning but it wasn’t [...]
Steven was limited in practice Friday as expected, still nursing his strained quadriceps, but both No. 39 and his coach are still hopeful to get him on the field Sunday at New England.“We’ll just take it day by day,” coach Jim Haslett said. “He looks better to me.”FOCUSED ON THE FUTURESJax hinted that if he’s [...]
For the second time in his career, SJax has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.As reported by StLouisRams.com:Jackson had a breakout game against Dallas last week, running over, around and through the Cowboys secondary for 160 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries. Jackson received his first award for his 150 rushing [...]