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Apparently, the NFL Players Association has decided that Patriots guard Logan Mankins and Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson's 2010 seasons shouldn't be a complete washout.ESPN is reporting that the NFLPA has advised both Mankins and Jackson to report in time to play in the final six games of the season. By doing so, both will earned a sixth "accrued season" and will be eligible for unrestricted free agency next year. Otherwise, they would not be eligible for unrestricted free agency, unless the NFL and player's union reached a new collective bargaining agreement that reverted to the old rules, under which four seasons was enough to become a free agent. Mankins and Jackson were among the players affected by the new rules for 2010 that added two years to the amount of time a player needed to become an unrestricted free agent.
ESPN also reported that Jackson and Mankins are expected to listen to the NFLPA's advice. Jackson would have to report by Oct. 31 and Mankins would have to report by Nov. 16. Jackson has to report earlier than Mankins because he has to sit out a three-game suspension the Chargers imposed when he didn't report.
The Chargers had a second holdout, but left tackle Marcus McNeill has recently reported and will make his 2010 debut this weekend.
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