DeSean Jackson‘s departure from the Philadelphia Eagles organization was quite messy. That was mostly driven by the man who got rid of him, former Eagles head coach and current San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly. The year before Kelly released him, Jackson had the most production season of his career.
Now, with a few years to cool down, Jackson has a much different take on his tenure in Philly.
Recently, he reflected on his time with the Eagles while talking with former teammate and current Bills running back, LeSean McCoy. From Rob Maadi of The Associated Press:
“He sent me a message this morning saying, ‘Man, we were awesome together,'” Jackson said in a conference call on Wednesday. “I'm like: ‘Yeah man, I miss playing with you, but you know, gotta live on, move on.' We miss those days. It's unfortunate that things broke up the way they did, but I think everybody is still happy and doing what they need to do.”
Jackson vs. Kelly
He went on to clarify that his disgruntled feelings back in 2014 were targeted at Kelly, and not the city of Philadelphia:
“I never really had hard feelings toward Philadelphia, besides being released by whoever released me,” Jackson said, refusing to say Kelly's name. “That's different, but I guess he's not there anymore.”
A possible return?
Even though he plays for division rival Washington Redskins, Jackson wouldn't rule out eventually making a return to the franchise that drafted him out of Cal:
“You never know how things will turn out,” he said. “Hopefully it will still be here in Washington and not have to really worry about that, but you never know how this industry, how this business turns out, so you keep your options open, playing it smart, doing what you need to do to keep a job in the NFL.”
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