Fred Jackson Wrecks Car After Seahawks Practice

Seattle Seahawks running back Fred Jackson was involved in a car accident following Tuesday's practice. 

TMZ Sports reported the backup was drag racing with superstar Marshawn Lynch on a public street right outside the team's practice facility when the wreck occurred. Jackson apparently lost control of his car and "smashed into a larger planter box and then a stop sign."

However, Renton police spokesman David Liebman released a statement, per the Seattle Times: "There is no evidence he was drag racing anyone. He was leaving the facility, and he was clearly driving too fast when he hit a street sign."

Jackson was cited $175 on Wednesday for "inattentive driving" by Renton police, according to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times 

Tim Graham of the Buffalo News reported Lynch was driving with teammates to see if Jackson was hurt. 

Jackson took to Twitter to comment on the incident:

Curtis Crabtree of KJR shared some images of the aftermath:

Condotta provided more looks at the wreck:

Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports noted Jackson was "fine after today's crash." Crabtree added on Wednesday that Jackson is ready to play in Thursday night's game versus the 49ers.

Seattle head coach Pete Carroll said Jackson addressed the incident with his teammates on Wednesday, saying he "did a good job addressing it and owning up to it,” according to Gregg Bell of thenewstribune.com.

This is just the latest development in what has proved to be a headache of a season for the Seahawks and their running backs.

Lynch has only 182 rushing yards and a 3.3 yards-per-carry mark. The latter figure is a career low, and Lynch has found the end zone just one time while missing two games because of injury.

As for Jackson, he has a mere 52 rushing yards and took a backseat to Thomas Rawls during Lynch’s absence. Through six games, Jackson has not proved to be the consistent threat he was with the Buffalo Bills.

The two-time defending NFC champions are 2-4 and now must deal with any repercussions that develop from this situation.