Vincent Jackson, who is very visible when it comes to local community activities and his South Tampa restaurant, has been awfully invisible and quiet when it comes to his football future.

But he is talking.

Mike Evans told Joe at the Pro Bowl that he and V-Jax “talk all the time” about their kids, life, family, etc. But Evans said V-Jax has never said a word about playing in 2017 — yay or nay.

“It just isn’t something we’ve talked about,” Evans said. “I know he’s feeling good, though.”

V-Jax’s massive contract has run out. He’ll be a free agent in March after earning more than $55 million from the Bucs over the past five years.

Last year, V-Jax was dreadful on the field before injuring his ACL in Week 5, a season-ending injury that didn’t require surgery. In 2015, he was very solid but missed eight games with two different knee injuries.

The Bucs can do better than a 34-year-old coming off two rough seasons, but what makes V-Jax so intriguing is his knowledge of the offense and how much better he is than the likes of Russell Shepard, Bernard Reedy, Freddie Martino, Donteea Dye, Josh Huff and the rest of the bottom-rung talent in the Bucs’ receiving corps last year.

Hopefully, Tampa Bay massively upgrades at wide receiver in March (free agency) and April (draft). That would take V-Jax off the table of consideration — if he’s even there now.

That aside, for those desiring a V-Jax return, it’s so, so, so rare for an old player to come off earning $10 million a season and then sign for peanuts just to stay in the league. Don’t count on it happening here.