“We just feel like we started some great things last year, and we want to continue it and take it to the next level,” Jackson said. “We made it to a playoff game, but we lost. So I think that’s the biggest thing, as a team and an organization, that’s our goal.

“We want to make it back to the playoffs, retain the title, and hopefully make a run.”

Success for Jackson would be timely. This is the final year of his contract, and the Redskins used their first-round draft pick this year on a young receiver, Josh Doctson.

Jackson excelled in the second half of the 2015 season, helping lift the Redskins to a playoff berth, but missed the first half of the season with a hamstring injury.

He said he didn’t feel any added pressure this year, since as a star NFL player he’s always under the microscope.

“You’ve got to take advantage of every opportunity you get,” Jackson said. “All eyes are on you. That’s regardless of whether it’s your last year or your first year. Just keeping the same mentality, staying healthy, and doing everything you can to take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves.”

On Thursday, those opportunities came against Norman, lending star power to the first day of training camp.