The Facts: Owner Jeff Lurie said earlier this month that the Eagles would welcome Jackson back, "if the right terms develop." But league sources said Jackson's opinion of his worth as a free agent continues to be night-and-day different from the Eagles'.

Diehards Line:While Jackson has said he would be willing to get franchised, Daily News staffer Paul Domowitch believes Eagles aren't likely to do that. If he signed the franchise tender, they would have to pay him $9.5 million next year. As Domowitch suggested, "That's an awful lot of money to give a guy who has just five touchdown catches in his last 22 games."