DeSean Jackson is back in the NFC East, where he will face the Redskins twice a year.
The early reports Monday had Jackson on the chopping block in Tampa, but the 32-year-old receiver teased something else may be afoot.
Sources I spoke with in Tampa Bay say they did not cut DeSean Jackson. https://t.co/lwxLhTBe12
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) March 11, 2019Tampa it was a great experience, but things didn’t work out !! Looking forward to my next destination .. -- -- Stay Tuned #0ne0fone https://t.co/dNsVXC3RMZ
— Desean Jackson (@DeSeanJackson11) March 11, 2019News of the trade – with Jackson going from Tampa to Philly – dropped later Monday afternoon.
Eagles send a 6th-rd pick in 2019 to Tampa and get back a 7th in 2020 along with WR DeSean Jackson, per @mortreport. Jackson gets $13 million guaranteed on a restructure.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 11, 2019Jackson, who left the Redskins on a three-year, $33.5 million deal with the Buccaneers in 2017, is owed $10 million on the final year of that contract.
He totaled 91 receptions for 1,442 yards and seven touchdowns – with an additional touchdown on the ground – over two seasons in Tampa. He played in just 12 games last season, starting 10 of them, while hauling in 41 catches for 774 yards and four touchdowns.
Jackson, a second-round pick by the Eagles in 2008, spent the first six years of his career in Philadelphia. He's caught 53 touchdown passes over the course of his 11-year career.
Most 50-yard TDs by an Eagle since 1960:DeSean Jackson (17)Most 50-yard TDs against the Eagles since 1960:DeSean Jackson (3)
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