▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁injured ▁F av re . ▁In ▁that ▁game , ▁Jackson ▁suffered ▁a ▁tur f ▁toe ▁injury ▁and ▁missed ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁decl ined ▁to ▁tender ▁Jackson ▁a ▁contract ▁offer ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁Under ▁league ▁rules , ▁Jackson ▁became ▁an ▁un rest rict ed ▁free ▁agent . ▁ ▁Seattle ▁Se ah aw ks ▁Jackson ▁officially ▁signed ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Seattle ▁Se ah aw ks ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁shortly ▁after . ▁In ▁Seattle , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁reun ited ▁with ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁Dar rell ▁Be v ell ▁and ▁wide ▁receiver ▁Sid ney ▁R ice ▁both ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁there . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁wide ▁receiver ▁Mike ▁Williams , ▁Jackson ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁off ensive ▁team ▁captain , ▁which ▁was ▁previously ▁owned ▁by ▁Matt ▁Hass el beck , ▁who ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Tit ans . ▁Despite ▁having ▁a ▁below - aver age ▁year ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁quarter back s ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁Jackson ▁had ▁the ▁best ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁finishing ▁with ▁ 3 , 0 9 1 ▁yards ▁passing , ▁throwing ▁ 1 4 ▁touch down s ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁inter ception s . ▁During ▁the ▁off -