Some details on DeSean's holdout
DeSean Jackson's holdout
Some details on DeSean's holdout
Rich Hofmann, Daily News Sports Columnist
Wednesday morning, an Eagles source confirmed two previously-reported facts on the potential DeSean Jackson holdout.
1) In most seasons, if a player isn't in training camp by the schedule reporting time -- for the Eagles, that is 5 pm Wednesday at Lehigh -- he is considered a holdout. This year, not so much. Adam Caplan reported Tuesday on 97.5 The Fanatic that, because of the short notice following the lockout, players on teams with Wednesday reporting dates would not be considered holdouts until Thursday. A club sourcenow confirms this. So if Jackson does not show up by 5 pm, it will be symbolic but it won't be official.
2) The club, according to the source, continues to have no idea what Jackson is going to do.
As for the rest of it, here's a link to a column on the site.
Once he sees Dion Lewis returning punts, he'll be back. And if they go to two back sets with LeSean and Dion coming out of the backfield to catch passes, with Maclin and Celek running around finding open space upfield...— 2PopRon- @mildthing - yes, certainly a fair point. But regardless of what he did that "earned" him a poorer draft slot that he received, he has performed considerably better than his draft slot and contract would suggest expectations were. I'm not saying he should or shouldn't honor his contract, just that he's clearly "worth" a heck of a lot more than what the Eagles are paying, and trying to provide some context about how he ended up with the contract he did.— dawk2020
- It is time for Eagles to take care of Jackson's renewal and avoid a negative situation. On the hand, my feeling about Rosenhaus is very similar to the ambulance chasers and the "sueyour____.coms". They're SLIME!!!!— psubrian
- I am with you. I think we need more info about the situation before passing any kind of judgement. Maybe he hasn't been contacted by anyone at the organization since the lockout ended. I'd be a little pissed, too, if that were the case, especially when the team has said publicly that they'll take care of him. The Eagles need to tell him "hey, come to camp and we'll get a deal done ASAP. If not, you can leave". The Eagles need to avoid a mess. Without Jackson, they won't even make the playoffs this year. And we know how much the Eagles covet home playoff games. — beegal99
Comment removed.- Sure it doesn't have anything to do with his size and being built like a 16 year old cheerleader? I will say, though, that he and other younger receivers need to figure out zone coverage and where the big hits will come from. Too many times receivers run crossing routes right into the big hit. I chalk that up to experience over confidence only because the guy returns punts, which is the most dangerous thing to do in the NFL. — beegal99
- He is rumored to be joining his role model, Kobe, in Turkey— NewMick314
- So I wonder if the same people who have issues with DeSean not in camp have an issue with Kolb not being in camp. He's still an Eagle and under contract. What say you?— beegal99
- If I were DJ's agent, there is no way I would let him go to camp under these conditions.— MDefl
- All I know is Antonio Holmes got $50 Million from the Jets. $24 Million Guaranteed as a signing bonus. DJax was paid something like $800 Thousand last year.
Pay the Man!
— Dexter - I love Maclin but I say pay DJax but make it very incentive based- how about 50,000 for each catch and 200,000 for each game he finishes without an injury.— willbert31
