"I think that's obvious," Jackson said after he watched his teammates go through a walk-through. "As far as how we go about getting it done - it's the biggest thing."
It's also the biggest question. How will the Eagles and Rosenhaus get an extension done? Team sources have indicated that the Eagles want to have Jackson around long-term. But a lot will depend on how far apart both parties are and the value each places on the 24-year-old receiver.
Talks have yet to begin because the Eagles, as is their policy, don't negotiate with holdouts. "There's not too much going on," Jackson said.
He is slated to earn approximately $600,000 in base salary for the coming season. He could lose something like $120,000 of that if the Eagles chose to fine him $30,000 for each day he missed since the start of the league year on Thursday.
Jackson was asked if he planned on practicing and playing in the preseason even if a he didn't have a new contract.
"I will play, and I will practice," Jackson said. "I just have to kind of ease my way back."
He won't have to put on the pads until Saturday and play in a preseason game until Aug. 18. Eagles players have off Tuesday, have another walk-through on Wednesday, host the Ravens on Thursday in the preseason opener and have another off day on Friday.
At this point, it's not exactly clear what Jackson accomplished from his holdout other than avoid injury through the first part of camp. He would have likely stayed away had it not been for the Tuesday deadline for reporting to camp to avoid losing a year toward free agency.
"Because I held out a couple days - or whatever it was - that doesn't mean I didn't want to be an Eagle," Jackson said. "Like I said, I had to handle what I needed to handle."
