New Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians wants wide receiver DeSean Jackson back, and earlier this month, Arians met with Jackson to try and convince him to come back for 2019.

On Wednesday, Arians said that the meeting went well.

“I had a great meeting with DeSean about two weeks ago,” Arians told Pro Football Talk Live, per Josh Alper. “I have a ton of respect for him as a player and a person. I thought the meeting went great. I can’t speak for him, but I thought he was excited about it and I really look forward to working with him.”

Jackson has been said to want out of Tampa Bay, and back in December, he sold his Tampa home, an indication that the wide out did not plan on being back with the Buccaneers next season.

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The 32-year-old is coming off of one of the least productive years of his career, as he caught just 41 passes for 774 yards and four touchdowns in 12 games while dealing with a thumb injury.

Jackson originally signed a three-year deal with the Bucs in March 2017, but thus far, his tenure with the team has not gone well. In his first year with Tampa Bay, Jackson registered 50 catches for 688 yards and three scores.

The Long Beach, Ca. native, who played his collegiate football at the University of California, was originally selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (49th pick overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

He spent the first six years of his career with the Eagles, making three Pro Bowls. He then landed with the Washington Redskins for three seasons before joining the Buccaneers.