DeSean on contract: Eagles "going to have to do something"
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DeSean on contract: Eagles "going to have to do something"
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
DeSean Jackson said that the Eagles are "going to have to do something" in terms of his contract during an appearance on the "T.Ocho Show" that is scheduled to air tonight at 10 p.m. on Versus.
The Eagles wide receiver was interviewed via satellite by Bengals receivers -- and stars of their own show -- Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco, and was asked about getting a new contract.
"This is like my third year. I officially have one year left," Jackson said in a preview clip. "We've talked so far with my agent, Drew [Rosenhaus], and the Eagles. We're just seeing how it can go now. The 30-percent rule, the [collective bargaining agreement] and all that, and the new year coming up next year and us being locked out, there's a lot of ins and outs that go into it.
"T.O., man, I'm going to set the bar for you. I'm going to try and get the most I can and I'm going to set it high for you."
Owens, a former Eagles receiver, replied, "I wish you the best."
Jackson continued by saying, "It is what it is, but they're going to have to do something, because the way I'm out there putting it in something's got to happen, man."
The third-year receiver is coming off his best performance of the season when he caught four passes for 210 yards and scored a scintillating 91-yard touchdown against the Cowboys. Jackson's backward flop into the end zone, however, resulted in a unsportsmanlike personal foul and was criticized by many from across the NFL.
For the season, he has 42 catches for 972 yards and six touchdowns.
Drew Ratsenshcmuck is behind all this nonsense.— tpizza
He is the Rod Tidwell of the Eagles. Who and where is his ambassador of Kwan?— bpkrier
I do not know how much he plans on being paid, he is not worth any crazy money. Desean is good and very fast, but not durable.- Look, all WR's are Diva's. He is fine! Just enjoy the most exciting WR in the NFL!— ol duke
- Desean needs not to set the bar high, if he plans to keep having alligator arms when he does not what to get hit. T.O should have got his money, this man was the best player on the field for the super bowl with a bad leg.
- How about they all have the same agent! lol
- I smell a trade...— crohnkiller
- Alshon Jeffries is better anyway...— crohnkiller
- Anyone observe Andre Johnson of the Texans in last night's game? If you did you saw an elite receiver - probably the best at this time - who makes incredible plays and performs with PROFESSIONALISM and CLASS. Note how after making the amazing catch in the endzone he just flipped the ball to the ref. No antics. Just simple "here you go. I'll be back" professional.
This is NOT DeSean Jackson. Not now. Not in the past. Not in the future. A talent? Yes. An elite receiver? Not in my book. Pay him accordingly.— CarpGuy - Jackson is a total jacka## !!! He & Drew are going to be a bigger haedache then T.O. was. If I were in charge I would sit him(espcially for that despicable falling into the endzone Sun. night) for a quarter or 2 this coming weekend---maybe it would give him time to get over himself. Birds of a feather flock together(Drew, T.O., Ocho Chcoko Mocko, and now this jerk) ALL JACKA##'s !!!!— jwatson
- Just run your routes, don't give up, catch the ball and shut the f**k up...THEN you get paid. Rosenhaus and Boras need to be stuffed in a refridgerator and sent to the moon.— dr.elektrika
Keep the man already! Daddy Reid will talk him out of all those antics and perhaps we have a bullet we can win games with,because I dang sure hope they keep the gun (Vick).- DeSean being DeSean can work. If the Eagles keep winning, they will sign him regardless of how he acts. I love the dancing, I love the attitude and personality. He is not a robot.— DonovanMcNabb
- A kid from Poly High who sounds like the arrogant ...Bamster. You have a job kid. So many sports people think they are above all others. Thank God you have a job and keep doing it well, don't get hurt, and you will be rewarded. Perhaps a shot of humility would help too.— Koons
- Why would the Eagles pay him now? To give him what he wants they'll have to give him a huge signing bonus and low base salary, which represents two problems. First say give him a $30 Million bonus and a 5 year deal that pays him $500K a year, for a total deal of $32.5M for five years. The Eagles have all the risk, laying out that much cash right away and hoping he continues to perform. Second...Desean Jackson doesn't seem like Einstein to me. How fast would he blow through that $30M buying Bentley's and "bling" for his "crew"? Two years? Maybe. Then he'll come crying to the Eagles and the media that he's being disrespected by only making $500K a year and needs his deal redone to be fair. PLEASE. Don't give this guy a contract...let him play out his contract next year, franchise him for a year (he'll get a nice one year pay), use him as best you can and then let him walk as a free agent. Let someone else pay him a huge contract. He'll be washed up and out of the league before he's 30.— Eilex826
