tarvaris jackson Seattle Seahawks

Renton, Washington, Tarvaris Jackson is the Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and the following is reportedly looking elsewhere.

A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Jackson has reached an agreement with the Seahawks, and is expected to sign a contract on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because free agents are authorized to sign contracts until Friday.

The Seattle Times first reported an agreement to Jackson.

Reports surfaced Tuesday afternoon that the Seahawks, Hasselbeck said he was not in their plans. Yahoo Sports for the first time Hasselbeck's decision on Twitter. Hasselbeck and his agent did not return messages left by The Associated Press.

The decision to move the statement contradicts Hasselbeck Seattle coach Pete Carroll, in January to re-sign Hasselbeck Seattle was the number one priority. The two sides could not reach an agreement before the blockade of the NFL.

Hasselbeck spent the last 10 seasons in Seattle and much of that time was the face of the franchise. He took the Seahawks to their only appearance in the Super Bowl and the captain of Seattle to five division titles. It is left as the absolute leader of the team in numerous passing categories.

However, signals that the time to Hasselbeck in Seattle could be coming to an end began a year ago when the team acquired Charlie Whitehurst San Diego. Whitehurst Hasselbeck was supposed to challenge for the job before the 2010 season, but his only two starts last season came in games Hasselbeck was injured. One of those outings was the end of the season by beating Seattle 16-6 St. Louis to complete the NFC West title with a record of 7-9.

Hasselbeck then seemed to affirm its importance to the franchise from Seattle for the NFC leaders in an impressive first-round playoff upset of New Orleans before the Seahawks lost to Chicago in the NFC divisional playoff. After the loss, Carroll said SeahawksUna No. of re-signing priority was Hasselbeck.

But Hasselbeck is back under center when the season begins September 11 in San Francisco.

Nnamdi Asomugha and Baltimore Ravens on champions of the 2011 NFL preseason

Baltimore Ravens were the first ones to celebrate. They just had a funny way of doing it.The Ravens immediately went about their business, cutting four big-time veterans according to Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post. Among those four were Todd Heap, Derrick Mason, Kelly Gregg and Willis McGahee.There are several reasons they could be doing this. Of course, the moves help the Ravens get younger at several key positions, as all four players are over the age of 30.Something tells me that wasn't the first thing on their mind. After all, the team just got done helping to negotiate a 10-year collective bargaining agreement.It just so happens, as well, that all four are due big money. As Wilson points out, the four cuts will save the Ravens a combined $18.6 million against the salary cap in 2011. This frees up a lot of room for the Ravens to sign their own players, as well as to sign players from other teams.The Ravens most glaring need is at cornerback, despite the fact that they spent a first-round draft pick on Colorado defensive back Jimmy Smith.Enter Nnamdi Asomugha, the prize pony of the 2011 free agent class. He is widely considered one of the two best shutdown cornerbacks in the league. It's safe to say that the Ravens could do a lot better for themselves than to start Fabian Washington and Chris Carr.A defense that features Haloti Ngata, Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, Ed Reed and Nnamdi Asomugha? That group would definitely make the Ravens the paper champions of the 2011 NFL preseason.Without using the words "1985 Chicago Bears," it would be fair to call that group a contender for the most star-studded defense of all time and definitely a defense that would be nearly impossible to game-plan for.Without using the words "Steel Curtain," it would be fair to say that the Ravens defense looks as impenetrable as...well, steel.Let's not get ahead of ourselves, though. According to Jamison Hensley of the Baltimore Sun, the Ravens are looking to re-sign Heap and Mason to smaller contracts. Still, if either are able to find a better deal elsewhere, that may be a moot point.The Plan B of pursuing Nnamdi Asomugha, though, would a great "worst case scenario" to have on the back burner.