Cleveland Browns restricted free agent linebacker D'Qwell Jackson has confirmed that he will skip the team's upcoming "Organized Team Activity" sessions, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports.

Jackson was tendered at the "Second Round" level, which would pay the 2006 second-round pick a $1.759 million dollar base salary in 2010. Like teammates Abe Elam, Jerome Harrison, Lawrence Vickers, and Matt Roth, Jackson has yet to sign that one-year tender.

"I won't be attending OTAs, but I have a clear head and ready for the season so I can play the best ball I've played of my career!", Jackson said in a text message to the Plain-Dealer.

Jackson has started 48 of 49 career games, totaling 407 tackles, 3 quarterback sacks, 4 interceptions, and 11 passes defensed. Jackson's top season came in 2008, where he led the Browns in tackles for a second consecutive season with 154, and set career-highs with two quarterback sacks and 3 interceptions.

Elected a defensive captain prior to the 2009 season, a torn pectoral injury limited Jackson to just 6 games last season, where the former Maryland standout posted 59 tackles and a forced fumble.

To guard against a holdout by Jackson, the Browns signed free agent linebacker Scott Fujita this off-season.