Stunner: DeSean Jackson gets $51 million deal
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Stunner: DeSean Jackson gets $51 million deal
The Eagles signed DeSean Jackson to a five-year, $51 million contract, the team announced today in a stunning move that locks up the talented but mercurial wide receiver and answers one of the team's biggest offseason questions.
"We are thrilled to be able to keep one of the NFL's top playmakers in Philadelphia," Andy Reid said in a news release. "DeSean is a game breaker, he has the speed and ability to score from anywhere on the field, and he has proven himself to be a big threat for our offense."
There's no doubt about that. The question was whether the Eagles would pay Jackson long-term after a down season that included a training camp hold out, a missed meeting and Jackson's being benched for poor play against the Patriots. The Eagles answered on Wednesday, taking another step to lock up home grown talent after previously extending the contracts of Todd Herremans and Trent Cole.
"Signing our own players was a big priority for us this offseason and DeSean was certainly high on our list," Reid said. "We are very excited about his future as an Eagle."
Jackson's deal is in between those recently signed by Vincent Jackson -- five years, $55.6 million -- and Pierre Garcon, five years, $42.5 million. The Eagles are giving Jackson roughly $15 million guaranteed, according to ProFootballTalk, less than the $20.5 million Washington promised to Garcon.
Jackson is scheduled to meet with reporters at noon Thursday.
Wow - there goes the trade rumors...for now! Looks like I get to keep the jersey for a few more years!
Hopefully there are some incentives in the contract - maybe one like "no alligator arms"!— gdibig- And maybe he'll stop running immediately out of bounds after he catches punts.
— ej610 - ej610, what do you want him to do get an extra 5 yards and get hit and be out for the seaon. The kid is only 175 lbs, as they say he's built for speed, his job is not trying to run over people but run by them. — eagles-fan-in-texas
- As promised, the Eagles organization is taking care of securing the most talented roster in the NFL. Have faith and more to come.
Joe— Joe Banner - Eagles President - Thanks. Desean is an eagle and has single handily won games for us. Bad move bringing Steve Smith in last year. Good Move making up for it now. — dmanphilly
- Thanks for keeping a great team together. Now, let's get us the best linebacker out there! — Moe Mac
Comment removed.- If he scores ten TD's year over the life of the contract he will be on his way to a HOF career. DJax just signed a contract that indicates he is not in the top 15 receivers. This is a contract for a 15-25 guy and he is surely that. Overpaid? You may overpay to watch the games, you may overpay for merchandise, you may overpay for concessions but after they collect all of that money, the players are NOT overpaid at all. Just look at the bulging bank accounts and smiles of the owners and you'd know that. — UncleStosh
- Looks like TO all over to me, genius. You gave DJax a contract that is below market value by a cool five million so let's see how happy he is once the reality sets in. You broke the dude down by not paying him last year and giving money to the 3 losers instead(Brown, Smith, Young) and then he made a misstep and you owned him. Now you forced your member a little further down his throat with a hogwash contract that is well short on guaranteed dollars. His agent should nit take a cut after working this one out. Djax should have come back and played for the tag and made you eat 10 million and have to sign him or tag him next year. He would have doubled the guaranteed money. This style is not how you get the most out of your employees. — UncleStosh
- Could have done that last year.— dmanphilly
- They waited and let the other teams establish the market. Not a bad strategy.— soulman386
- I like it. Playmakers are too hard to find in this league. When Pierre Garcon is worth $8.5 mil a year, DeSean is definitely worth $10.2. Plus, they owe him for back pay for the past couple seasons.— bpgavin1
- overpaid— AlexSp
- Alligator arms, bad route running, gets hurt, disappears in big games, misses meetings, etc, etc.— Eagles_Nation
- YESSSS Joe Banner good job. The kid is AWESOME, Reid cost us a play off year because he benched him in a crutial game and look where it got us. NOWHERE. GOOD JOB Front OFFICE. I now forgive you for letting go B. Dawkins.— Canadalovesphilly
