This seemed like the perfect opportunity to make the birthday boy happy. Get him the ball. Pad his stats. Show him some love. Make DeSean Jackson feel appreciated, like the megastar he thinks he is. The Eagles did not do that. Not really. Even though the best Houston had to offer Thursday night was a second-year corner out of New Mexico named Glover Quin, who did not have the foot speed to match Jackson, it was as if the Eagles forgot Jackson existed for much of the game. Given what has transpired this week, that is not a good idea. The Eagles got the victory after losing the lead in the third quarter. By beating the Texans, 34-24, they moved to 8-4 heading into a long weekend off before
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Eagles miss an opportunity to soothe Jackson
DESEAN JACKSON turned 24 on Wednesday. No truth to the rumor that Andy Reid got Jackson the new iPhone. Last night, with the Eagles trailing and reeling, Jackson, the biggest playmaker on Reid’s offense, needed to drop the PDA and make a play. No tweets, no texts; the only networking Jackson needed to complete was with quarterback Michael Vick, the way Texans money man Andre Johnson just had on the Texans’ go-ahead drive. In the old-fashioned manner, coach Reid delivered that message to Jackson after Sunday’s loss in Chicago. Forget about any contract extension; forget about pregame and postgame cybersocializing. Play football. D-Jax heeded. His 33-yard reception on the second play of the
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DeSean Jackson’s actions speak louder than tweets
DeSean Jackson isn’t causing disturbances around the NovaCare Complex, two sources said Wednesday in refuting another published report. Jackson is hoping for a new deal but has said that he understands that the uncapped season has complicated extensions, especially for players who aren’t first-round picks. Tuesday, he told reporters that his contract situation isn’t the source of any frustration. There is no new Collective Bargaining Agreement in place between the owners and the players’ association and there is uncertainty of an NFL season taking place in 2011. One team source said the Eagles haven’t made any decisions about the star receiver’s future except that now isn’t the best time
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Report: Jackson not causing disturbances
Wide receiver DeSean Jackson on Tuesday told reporters that he and Andy Reid are fine despite the head coach’s post-game blowup Sunday and that his only concern is getting the Eagles back into the win column. Jackson and Reid reportedly met Monday to hash out differences that might have contributed to the coach’s locker-room tirade after Sunday’s 31-26 loss to the Bears, but the Pro Bowl wideout stutter-stepped around direct inquiries about the incident. “I’m not here to talk about any of that,” he said. “What we talk about in the locker room is between the team.” Asked whether his contract status or production decline since the Nov. 11 rout of the Redskins had any bearing on his demeanor
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Eagles need Jackson as a deep threat
Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson walked past a gauntlet of reporters Monday without looking up or commenting, leaving questions unanswered about his state of mind in the wake of the Eagles’ 31-26 loss Sunday to the Chicago Bears. It was reported Monday that Eagles coach Andy Reid chewed out Jackson in front of the team about his attitude before, during and after the game. It’s possible Jackson wasn’t paying attention during Reid’s postgame comments. Several players said Reid became as animated as they had seen him. They were also quick to downplay a confrontation between Reid and Jackson. “(Reid) didn’t single out DeSean after the game,” Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said. “He was
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Eagles stay mum after Sunday rant
First Michael Vick and then Andy Reid tried to lay “DeSeangate” to rest yesterday. But the only person who can truly do that dressed quickly after practice, walked away from reporters waiting to talk to him, and shook his head in refusal when asked if he could spare a minute. DeSean Jackson could have dialed down the scrutiny by assuring everyone he is on the same page with his quarterback and his coach, that whatever happened in the Soldier Field visitors’ locker room Sunday was of little consequence, that he is looking ahead, isn’t angry or brooding. Jackson didn’t do that, so the controversy lives, at least a little longer. The Eagles are preparing to play the Houston Texans in just 2
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We still don’t know Jax about what’s bugging DeSean
That electrifying 88-yard touchdown hookup between DeSean Jackson and Michael Vick on Monday night was more than just the longest first play in the history of the Eagles, or the longest play in the careers of both players. It was a glimpse of what could be. Vick-Jackson has the potential to be a very memorable and lucrative partnership, a significant chapter in the history of the franchise. Of course, there’s the small matter of the fact that Vick isn’t signed past this season, and that Jackson wants his contract reworked, but surely management will figure out ways around those impediments. “We’re both two people on a mission, to go out there and just play our games at a very high level.
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Vick and Jackson: Two Eagles ‘on a mission’
DeSean Jackson addressed the biggest question in Philadelphia sports on Thursday: What happens to him and Michael Vick after this season? When asked what the explosive duo could do in their years together if both got contract extensions, Jackson laughed and said: “We’re looking for them contracts.” “We know the contracts will come. We’re just so focused on playing right now, and the better we do, the better it is for both of us,” Jackson said. Jackson, who has one year left on his first pro contract, and Vick could fuel the Eagles’ offense for years if they stay in Philadelphia. He was asked if he sees them together in green. “Hopefully, everything will stay the same, but who knows how
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Jackson: We know contracts will come
LIKE RODGERS and Hammerstein, Simon and Garfunkel and Hall and Oates, Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson make beautiful music together. They’ve shared the same huddle for just 19 quarters this season, but already have established themselves as one of the league’s most lethal passing combinations. Jackson’s blazing speed plus Vick’s powerful left arm and incomparable ability to extend plays with his feet is equaling a defensive back’s worst nightmare. If the Giants’ corners and safeties get any sleep this week, it will be with the help of a strong sedative. Redskins safety LaRon Landry was foolish enough to poke the tiger before Monday night’s game against the Eagles, warning Jackson that the
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Vick, Jackson a noteworthy combo for Eagles
This game of giants changes remarkably when one of its littlest threats takes the field. DeSean Jackson yesterday returned from a concussion and, with a special helmet hopefully designed to lessen the risk of further head trauma, Jackson provided the answers to every question the Colts’ defense offered. He caught a 9-yard touchdown pass less than 2 minutes into the game. He burned the Colts for a 58-yard reception 10 minutes into the quarter that set up a field goal. He took a pair of end-around handoffs 11 yards, then 6 yards, to help milk 69 seconds off the clock near the end of the Eagles’ 26-24 win. “He’s able to do so many things other players can’t do,” said quarterback Michael Vick,
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A little dynamite (DeSean) ignites the Eagles
Andy Reid confirmed that DeSean Jackson will play Sunday against the Colts barring a post-concussion setback. “I always leave that open when you’re dealing with concussions,” the Eagles coach said on Friday. “But he had a great practice, and he’s been feeling well and ready to roll.” The Eagles wide receiver was listed as probable on the official injury report. While Jackson’s status was not much of a surprise, Reid’s saying that Jackson will return punts was. The receiver’s concussion did not happen during a return, but he missed parts of the 49ers game after he injured his knee fielding a punt. Reid has been known to say one thing on Friday only to change his mind over the weekend. If
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Eagles’ Jackson will return … and return punts
We still don’t have an official announcement, but it became clear yesterday that the Eagles are preparing for the Indianapolis Colts with the idea that wideout DeSean Jackson is playing. Asked after practice to confirm indications that the plan is for him to play, assuming he experiences no further concussion symptoms, Jackson nodded. “I want to play. I’m hoping to play,” he said. He said he couldn’t state anything more definite than that right now. “Can’t peak too early . . . Everything’s going great.” Jackson was a full practice participant Wednesday and yesterday. Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg carefully toed coach Andy Reid’s “day-to-day” line, but in special-teams coordinator
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Indications are that DeSean Jackson will play vs. Colts
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