Report: Buccaneers' Jackson requests trade before deadline

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver DeSean Jackson requested a trade before the league's deadline, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

The Buccaneers are refusing his request, according to Rapoport.

Jackson has caught 23 passes for 526 yards and three touchdowns this season and is on pace to eclipse 1,000 yards for the sixth time in his career.