Oct 13, 2013; Tampa, FL, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson (10) runs with the ball against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
“Reports” started flying around last night DeSean Jackson and Washington are close to signing a deal. While there is no deal in place as of this morning, things do appear to be moving in that direction. Here’s a flood of tweets involving Jackson.
DeSean Jackson agrees to terms with the Washington Redskins a source tells @6abc
— Jeff Skversky (@JeffSkversky) April 1, 2014
DeSean Jackson has not signed a deal with the Redskins yet but source tells @6abc Jackson has agreed to terms & will take physical Tuesday
— Jeff Skversky (@JeffSkversky) April 1, 2014
Sounded like DeSean Jackson had a good visit with #Skins tonight. More planned for tomorrow. Number of teams still in play. #staytuned
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 1, 2014
High level Redskins sources tells me that dinner went very well with DeSean Jackson. NO CONTRACT has been signed. #Redskins
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) April 1, 2014
Per sources VERY close to DeSean Jackson. Its not a done deal. His agent is expected to stay through tomorrow to talk. #Redskins
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) April 1, 2014
Dan Snyder/Bruce Allen trying to get creative with the cap to make this work with Jackson. Benefit of not having 2nd overall pick in draft
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) April 1, 2014
Is it official? Picture with Desean Jackson, Wale, Pierre Garçon and Deangelo Hall. pic.twitter.com/PZAQN9SOiW
— DC Maryland Virginia (@DMVFollowers) April 1, 2014
In summation: Jackson has agreed to terms but hasn’t agreed to terms but he could agree to terms with … someone. Also, he hung out with a bunch of Washington players. Got it?
We all (should) know Washington is the team most likely to meet Jackson’s financial demands. The plan, one would assume, is if Washington cannot match the number Jackson is looking for then Jackson will take Washington’s proposal and shop it around to other teams. Should a team like San Francisco, Seattle, or Kansas City decide to come close to or match Washington’s offer then one would think Jackson would go to that team. This is probably the process we are going through now.
Jackson could easily agree to a deal with Washington today or tomorrow, but if he doesn’t then the game changes and brings back the chance of him coming to Kansas City. We discussed yesterday Jackson’s rumored demands, and at that price it makes sense for the Chiefs to pass. He’ll need to come down to something closer to what Eric Decker received for Jackson to be at a more reasonable price.
Given the history of Dan Snyder and the other teams rumored to be in discussions with Jackson, it would seem highly unlikely Jackson ends up in Kansas City. Then again, crazier things have happened.