The Facts:
The NFL said last week that it was satisfied that the Eagles released Jackson
for football reasons and coach Chip Kelly said the same thing on Monday. “We just wanted to go in a different direction. It had nothing to do with any article. Purely football,” Kelly said, via Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post. “We had no offers for DeSean. It doesn’t matter what we wanted, because we had no offers.”
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Kelly said he had no personality conflicts with Jackson during their year together with the Eagles and that the team decided to solicit trade offers for the receiver because of their overall plans for the team. When there were no offers, the team decided to release Jackson in a move that had nothing to do with a report of Jackson’s alleged gang ties. Owner Jeffrey Lurie also spoke to reporters and said that he is concerned about all players’ off-field behavior, but had no special concerns about Jackson. Lurie said Kelly came to him after the season ended and said he wanted to move in a different direction at receiver, which was enough for the owner to sign off on the move. ...Both men said they had no concerns about Jackson going to a division rival. As PFT notes, Jackson will have two chances to make them feel differently next season -- something fantasy football owners should be
looking forward to almost as much as Jackson is.
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