EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -The Minnesota Vikings re-signed backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson Monday as they wait for Brett Favre to decide if he will return for another season.
Jackson was a restricted free agent. He served in a backup role to Favre last season and appeared in eight games. The fifth-year team veteran has 19 career starts with 21 career touchdowns passing and four rushing.
A second-round pick out of Alabama State in 2006, Jackson became the Vikings’ first-string quarterback in 2007. He started all 12 games in which he appeared, missing the other four with a variety of injuries: strained groin, broken finger and a concussion. He also has had knee problems during his career.
He struggled in his only playoff appearance, after the 2008 season, going 15 for 35 for 164 yards in a loss to Philadelphia.
Vikings coach Brad Childress has said if Favre decides to retire he is content going with Jackson or the other backup quarterback, Sage Rosenfels.
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