MINNEAPOLIS — The Los Angeles Chargers made cornerback J.C. Jackson idle forward of Sunday’s sport towards the Minnesota Vikings.

The verdict comes as a awe because the workforce didn’t listing Jackson at the workforce’s trauma document all the way through the while, and the Chargers will play games towards Justin Jefferson, who leads the NFL in receiving yards.

Jackson signed a five-year, $82.5 million offer with the Chargers in Might of 2022 next a Professional Bowl and All-Professional season with the Brandnew England Patriots, the place he used to be 2d within the NFL with 8 interceptions.

Since Jackson has been with the Chargers, he has struggled to check his play games in Brandnew England. Terminating season, Jackson allowed a career-worst 149.3 passing score when focused, in step with Professional Soccer Reference, earlier than rupturing the patellar tendon in his proper knee in Day 7 and lacking the extra of the season.

Jackson has circled at out of doors cornerback this season with cornerback Michael Davis, which Chargers lecturer Brandon Staley stated has been part of his ramp-up from trauma. Even though Staley stated that he thinks the Chargers have “three starting corners” and would proceed rotating Davis, Jackson and Asante Samuel Jr. till two starters emerged.

In restricted snaps, Jackson has one interception and has allowed a 72.0 passer score, in step with Professional Soccer reference. However the Chargers secondary has struggled, permitting probably the most passing yards within the NFL.

“Every team is still finding their identity, seeing who can play, who can ball,” Jackson stated at his deposit previous this while, when requested concerning the suffering secondary. “It’s Week 3 … real football starts in October, November. It’s still early right now. It’s still preseason right now. Real football has not started yet.”