season , ▁the ▁Se ah aw ks ▁acquired ▁former ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers ▁quarter back ▁Matt ▁F lyn n ▁and ▁draft ed ▁Wisconsin ▁quarter back ▁Russell ▁Wilson ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁Jackson ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁position . ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Jackson ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁for ▁a ▁conditional ▁sevent h ▁round ▁draft ▁pick . ▁The ▁third - string ▁quarter back ▁for ▁the ▁season , ▁Jackson ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁any ▁game ▁action ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁B ills ▁re - signed ▁Jackson ▁to ▁a ▁one - year , ▁$ 2 . 2 5   mill ion ▁deal . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ESP N ▁reported ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 ▁that ▁Jackson ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁re - sign ▁with ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Se ah aw ks ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season . ▁ ▁Seattle ▁Se ah aw ks ▁( second ▁st int ) ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Jackson ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Se ah aw ks . ▁Jackson ▁competed ▁with ▁Br ady ▁Qu inn ▁for ▁the ▁backup ▁quarter back ▁spot ▁behind ▁st arter ▁Russell ▁Wilson . ▁To ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁signing ▁of