If Washington Redskins receiver DeSean Jackson does in fact want to come back to the Eagles, he is doing everything he can to hide it.
“I definitely do want to be here,” Jackson said recently to CSN of returning to the Redskins. “I felt like coming from Philadelphia, and the image they put out on me, I think I had three years to go out there and prove to everybody he’s not that kind of guy.”
Jackson was released by the Eagles in 2014 due to off-the-field issues, despite the fact he was coming off of a Pro Bowl season.
Should the Eagles sign Jackson?
He will become a free agent on March 7 if he does not strike a new deal with the Redskins. Rumors have been circulating for weeks that despite the messy breakup, Jackson would be interested in coming back to Philadelphia.
Jackson signed with the Redskins and has spent the past three seasons with the team, and finished last season with 56 catches for 1,005 yards and four touchdowns.
Although Jackson insisted he wants to re-sign with the Redskins, he also made it clear that he will sign with the team that offers him the most money.
“My numbers and my production on the field speak for itself,” Jackson said. “The ball is in my court a little bit … whenever the offers come in, (I’ll) take the best offer.”
If Jackson does have multiple offers, it is tough to see the Eagles winning a bidding war, as they currently only have $15.2 million in cap space, one of the lowest totals in the league.
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