DeSean Jackson is putting the ole racing tires in the back of the garage today, officially retiring as an Eagle after 15 years in the league. Game Changer, Defense-Breaker, the Kite & Key to Andy Reid's Ben Franklin. Jackson will be remembered for a myriad of highlight reel plays on the field but I'll never forget one particular Instragram caption from him that, in my opinion, couldn't have been more accurately and poignantly articulated...
His insta game might've taken a bit of a turn later on but back before the app was loaded with God-fearing fitness dudes and 25 year old girls supplementing their marketing jobs with Day in the Life videos, DJaxx was reeling off the truth on social. Every Sunday was like watching a Chinese New Year fireworks display when Vick, Shady, and DeSean took the field. Nobody took the top off a defense like the Vick-Jackson connection and nobody took the top off a stripper like LeSean McCoy on a Thursday afternoon after "film study". Add Jeremy Maclin and Nick Foles to the equation and that Birds offense was equipped with more weapons than a locked shed in Cosmo DiNardo's backyard.Through punt returns, Jackson was able to add a new dynamic to the Eagles game plan which also took an effect on how fans watched the game. After 5 seasons of watching Reno Mahe, who would've struggled to find a lane if Moses was his lead blocker, punts were no longer breaks in the action to take a piss and grab a Yuengling because DeSean could turn the tides at any given moment, or even ruin a divisional rival coach's skincare routine for the week.
If one day I arrive at the gates of heaven and the only thing I have to do to get in is forgive Chip Kelly for tearing that team apart, then it seems I'll spend eternity meeting up with Satan for trivia nights on Tuesdays at the local pub in hell.
Pay homage to a legend by watching 7 minutes and 40 seconds of DeSean Jackson playing Tecmo Bowl in real life
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