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The 4:00PM ET deadline for Vincent Jackson to be traded has come and gone without the Chargers making a deal. That means V-Jax will face his full suspension and will be ineligible to play before Week 7.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Vikings made a “last ditch-effort” to try and trade for Jackson, but San Diego GM A.J. Smith declined the offer. It’s rumored that Smith was looking for both a second round pick and a third round pick for Jackson, but Minnesota was only willing to offer a second rounder and a conditional pick in 2011.

It’ll be interesting to see how the Vikings’ offense continues to fare without Sidney Rice after they decided not to acquire Jackson, who may wind up sitting out the reminder of the season. Percy Harvin is reportedly dealing with migraines again, so the receiver situation in Minnesota is getting bleaker by the day.

According to Yahoo’s Jason Cole, the Chargers have rejected the Vikings’ offer of a second round pick and a conditional pick in 2011 for receiver Vincent Jackson. San Diego reportedly wants a second and a third round selection for V-Jax.

The Chargers may ultimately get little or nothing for Jackson if he, his agents and the team that eventually signs him has their way. The indication from two sources is that Jackson may structure a long-term contract with another team that includes very little money in the first year, a key component for how compensatory draft picks are determined.

Both Chargers general manager A.J. Smith and agent Neil Schwartz, who represents Jackson, declined to discuss the situation.

All three sources were pessimistic about a deal getting done with either the Vikings or an unidentified team that is willing to sign Jackson to a long-term deal. The Chargers have until 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday to trade Jackson so that he can play by the fifth game of the season with a team that acquires him.

Only the Vikings could leave me wanting to put my hand in an electric saw rather than talk about the same topic over and over and over again. (Ahem – BRETT FAVRE, ahem. Sorry…got something caught in my throat.)

After another dismal effort by Lord Favre and Minnesota’s offense on Sunday, I wrote about how the Vikings may just want to trade for V-Jax and get the situation over. Click here to check out my thoughts on the subject.

If they want to acquire Vincent Jackson from the Chargers without having him sit out his full suspension, then the clock is ticking for the Vikings.

With the uncertainty of Sidney Rice’s playing status this year, Minnesota needs a receiver, which is why they’re considering trading for the disgruntled San Diego wideout. But as the Minneapolis Star-Tribune points out, if V-Jax isn’t traded by 3PM ET on Wednesday, he has to sit out the full six games of his suspension.

The Vikings play the Matthew Stafford-less Lions this Sunday, so it stands to reason that they’ll pick up their first win of the year. (If they don’t, then forget about Jackson because the Vikes would be a bigger mess than originally thought.) After the Detroit game, they have a bye in Week 4 and are at the Jets in Week 5 and home against the Cowboys in Week 6 before they travel to Green Bay in Week 7 and New England in Week 8.

The Vikings should beat the Lions and could beat the Jets and Cowboys with their current roster, but if they acquire Jackson now, he would be available for both of those games. Why not allow him to play in two games in Brad Childress’ offense before taking on the Packers and Patriots?

Do the Vikings have to acquire Jackson now? No, they don’t have to do anything. But their offense has been a hot mess the past two weeks and if they don’t want to fall further behind the Packers and Bears in the division, they may want to just get the deal done for V-Jax now.