With the roster move the Falcons will save $3.75 million against the salary cap by cutting Jackson, who will be 32 before the season begins.
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Since joining the Falcons in 2013 Jackson has averaged just 3.60 yards per carry and scored just 13 touchdowns in 27 games while often playing through a handful of injuries.
With Jackson out of the picture, the Falcons could turn to the undersized Devonta Freeman as their feature back.
Jackson was a three-time Pro Bowler with the Rams before leaving St. Louis after nine years. He is one of only six running backs in NFL history with eight consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons. But he ran for only 543 yards in 2013 with the Falcons during an injury-plagued year and had just 707 yards last season in Atlanta. Should Jackson’s career be over, he’d retire with 11,388 over 11 NFL seasons.
