Jackson, Bell updates and more
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Jackson, Bell updates and more
Daily News staff
DeSean Jackson was in town over the weekend and he did "get this bread" and "mo paid" during his visit.
While we don't speak tweet, indications are this is the explanation: Jackson was among the star athletes signing autographs Sunday at the Fort Washington Expo Center as part of the annual Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show. A spokeswoman for Hunt Auctions, which owns and operates the event, confirmed Jackson's appearance. Hunt does not handle booking the athletes.
Of course, it is possible Jackson was taking care of other business while he was here -- potentially related to his desire for a new contract - but that does not seem to be case. Contract negotiations, in fact, would not require Jackson's presence in Philadelphia. It would be unusual for a player to be present for them. And these newfangled things called fax machines even make being here to sign unnecessary.
On Wednesday, Jackson tweeted: "On this plane 2 Cali bac that fast & I'm mo paid . . . trip was acomplished and now I'm sittn in 1st class full & ready to drink up . . . yeaa buddy."
A few days earlier, Jackson had tweeted that he was "on this trip to philly for couple days to handle some things get this bread . . . 1 time."
To answer the first few comments from below, there are ways for the player to get a signing bonus that would push a deal beyond the 30 percent rule. However, the bonus could then not be amortized over the life of the contract and must be a lump sum.
In other news:
* As reported in today's Daily News, the Eagles put a no-trade clause in the Mike Bell tender, so the Saints wouldn't be tempted to match and then try to get something for Bell, from the Eagles or another team. So far, the Saints have not signed free-agent running back Justin Fargas, which would be a definite signal they didn't intend to match.
* Ted Daisher, fired as the Eagles special teams coordinator after one season, has landed as the defensive line coach for the Hartford Colonials, of the UFL. Daisher will work on the staff of head coach/general manager Chris Palmer, a former head coach of the Browns and Texans.
* We know you love the Eagles, but you also love Merrill and Mike. According to Arbitron figures cited by Sports Business Daily, Eagles radio broadcasts are listened to on WIP by an average of 422,400, which is third in the league. Games are also broadcast on WYSP-FM
1. Bears = 626,600
2. Giants = 457,000
3. Eagles = 422,400
4. Jets = 350,900
5. Lions = 331,900
6. Vikings = 308,400
7. Steelers =307,200
8. Patriots = 301,900
9. 49ers = 299,600
10. Seahawks = 252,800
11. Texans = 245,900
12. Bengals = 240,200
13. Browns = 238,200
14. Chiefs = 237,200
15. Cowboys = 213,000
16. Broncos = 208,300
17. Ravens = 199,100
18. Redskins =197,100
19. Falcons = 183,400
20. Chargers = 174,400
21. Buccaneers = 158,000
22. Rams = 143,700
23. Raiders = 131,800
24. Cardinals = 124,400
25. Dolphins = 103,600
Audience information was not available for the Bills, Colts, Jaguars, Packers, Panthers, Saints and Titans. (Most rightsholders simulcast games on a sister station).
Les, doesn't the 30 percent rule apply if Desean renegotiates his contract? In an uncapped year players cannot renegotiate for greater than 30 percent of their current contract. If that's the case Desean would not want to renegotiate his contract this year. Maybe that's the reason he hasn't made much noise about getting a new contract. Now that there's no cap Desean knows that this year isn't right for getting a new contract. So we can forget about any potential turmoil regarding his contract this season.— soulman386- Isnt that just the base salary that is limited to the 30% cap? You could just give him a whopper of a signing/roster bonus to makeup for any salary limitations that may be in place.— Beerman
- The "tweet" language is so demeaning to read and try to digest...certainly helping America get dumber day by day. All these athletes, stars, BS reality clowns updating the world of their benign activities with broken English, misspelled words, numbers replacing words in some "isnt-that-creative", but really not type of way is insulting. Good Lord, when did the need to try to look intelligent evaporate from all forms of communication? Sorry to go all Dennis-Miller on you, but enough is enough...maybe with the Big Kid officially out of here, I won't have to read weekly articles about his 150 daily tweets and what the big boy could possibly mean by them. That should help.— Bleue
- Wonder if those figures take in to account Internet listeners via Field Pass which broadcasts the WYSP-FM transmission. Hate seeing the Giants ahead of us in anything!— UKEagle
- thank you Bleue. it gives me a headache to read that "language."
- As explosive as he is, Jackson is one-dimensional. Asking him to go over the middle isn't realistic b/c of his size. Birds should be in no rush to redo his contract! I may be in the minority, but I see Maclin as a better player for the next 5 years!— Super5
- Bleue, I couldn't agree more.— socalphillyguy
- 100 % agree with you Bleue...— ThatGranmaGranpaGrankidPukeMcBlowGuyIsARacistMORON
- Amen Bleue!— Phront_Runner
- Hey old timers, maybe you should learn to embrace twitter. Seems like you all have a lot of time on your hands during the day to understand it...— Phillies1120
- Dennis Miller uses more obscure words.— P Even
Yes, while the rest of us work, others tweet.— gho_matt- Did Jackson ever actually learn the English language? Good Lord.— epbowls
- Bleue, you are correct, Sir!— hobbit
- GO BIG "BLEUE"!! Excellent post that I agree with completely. Though trying to ignore this phenomenon, you might as well try ignoring television....can't be done unless you want to live in a cave. I for one-of-many still remember, and appreciate how to form thoughts into coherent sentences both oral and written.— TBear
