Tarvaris Jackson Rumored To Be Shopped by Vikings, but No Takers?

The Minnesota Vikings are encountering a busy week in August as preseason nears the halfway point.

After going through with the signing of Brett Favre on Tuesday, which resulted in a two-year, $25 million contract, we knew that in the end somebody would get the bad end of the deal and possibly be moved to another team.

In this case, it looks like Tarvaris Jackson is the odd man out.

According to a report, the Minnesota Vikings are shopping the quarterback around the league. Jackson is surely a quarterback that needs some adjustments and if put in good hands, maybe it could happen.

Teams like the Cincinnati Bengals, who were searching for a backup, along with the St. Louis Rams, who could use a change of scenery as well, might be a good fit.

Who knows, maybe the New England Patriots will take Jackson on as a backup and turn him into a polished quarterback. (Hey, they've worked better miracles, haven't they?)

A little over a month ago, Jackson voiced his opinion about wanting out of Minnesota, but that unrest settled down when Favre said he was going to stay retired.

The question still remains: Can the Vikings get any value for Jackson? After all, the franchise does see potential in him, believing up to this point that he would be the starter for this ball club.

Yet, as of now, they would be lucky to get a late round draft pick of any sort.

With the season inching closer, it will be interesting to see if any talks heat up, and whether or not Jackson can find a new home in 2009.

Matt Miselis is an NFL writer for BleacherReport.com.