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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
Bowen has covered the Eagles for the Daily News
since 2002.
Before that, he spent nearly 13 years covering the Flyers. It took Les
only a few seasons after the switch to figure out that there was no
penalty box at the Linc, and that the time really wasn't his, despite
what Andy Reid kept saying. Les came to Philadelphia and the Daily News
from Charlotte in 1983. In the intervening years, he has pretty much
lost track of NASCAR, and his accent. He, his wife Barbara, and their
two sons live in Haddon Township, New Jersey.
E-mail Les at bowenl@phillynews.com
and follow
him on Twitter.
Paul
Domowitch has been with the Daily News since 1982.
He has spent most of his nearly 3 decades with the paper covering the
Eagles and pro football. For the last 10 years, he’s been a
selector for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A native of Wilkes-Barre
and a graduate of Wilkes University, Domo started his career in Texas,
working first for the Midland Reporter-Telegram (1976-78), and then for
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he covered some god-awful Texas
Ranger baseball teams. His first beat at the Daily News actually was
boxing, which he covered just long enough to lose 2 sports coats to
blood spatter before moving on to football. Domo and his wife Shelley,
a University of Oklahoma grad who still hasn’t gotten over
that Fiesta Bowl loss to Boise State 5 years ago, have 2 terrific
daughters -- Allison, 28, who is an attorney in South Jersey, and Amy,
25, who works in administration for a professional baseball team.
E-mail Domo at PDomo@aol.com and follow
him on Twitter.
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