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Desean Jackson Will Retire As An Eagle This Weekend

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Author and Dylan MacKinnon
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - DECEMBER 19: DeSean Jackson #10 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs in the game winning touchdown on a punt return against the New York Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium on December 19, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

After a long and successful career, Desean Jackson is finally hanging it up. And he will do so as an Eagle. Desean will officially retire as a member of the Eagles this Friday, and then he will recognized as an Honorary Captain on Sunday in the game vs the 49ers.

Jackson spent 8 of his 15 seasons with the Eagles. In that time he made 3 Pro Bowls, racked up 6,512 yards, 379 receptions, and 35 TDs, all top 10 in Eagles history. He also shares the All-Time Franchise record for Punt Return TDs with Darren Sproles with 4. Including this one that is probably everyone’s favorite Desean play.

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For years, Desean Jackson wowed Eagles fans with big plays. No player in NFL history has more 60-yard TDS, and only Jerry Rice has more 50-yard TDs. He was also the first player in NFL history to make the Pro Bowl at two positions, WR and Punt Returner.

Unfortunately, his career with the Eagles was cut short by Chip Kelly being an egomaniac. Desean had a career year in 2013 with 1,332 yards and 9 TDS. That offseason he was cut because Chip didn’t like coaching him. Who would want WR capable of putting up numbers like that? And certain people carried water for Chip Kelly by spreading bogus stories about him having gang ties. Thankfully none of that soured him on the Eagles or the city of Philly, and he realizes that most Philadelphians love him for what he did for our team and city.

Had he stayed around who knows what his numbers with the Eagles would look like? He went on to put up 2,702 yards over the next 3 seasons with Washington. Had he put up those numbers with the Eagles he would be the team’s all-time leader in yards.  Desean eventually came back for a short two-year stint, but injuries mostly kept him off the field. He played just 8 of a possible 32 games. Though even in that limited time, he managed to add a few more 60+ yard TDs.

Bleacher Report on Twitter: "JALEN HURTS TO DESEAN JACKSON TD 🤯81 YARDS. (via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/rUeXRTuDCh / Twitter"

JALEN HURTS TO DESEAN JACKSON TD 🤯81 YARDS. (via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/rUeXRTuDCh

All of that will pay off this weekend when he retires as an Eagle. Congrats on the great career, and thank you for all the memories.

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Week 13 Power Rankings Roundup- Eagles Way Out On Top

Another week another win. So many people continue to doubt the Eagles. Every week we hear about how if the Eagles keep playing like this, they will eventually lose. But it hasn’t happened yet. Even in the hardest part of their schedule, they continue to rack up wins. They have now beaten the Dolphins, Cowboys, Chiefs, and Bills. And were some of those wins “ugly”? Sure. But they won. It is what they do. And they are 10-1 heading into week 13.

Call them what you want. The worst 10-1 team ever. Overrated. Lucky. It doesn’t change the fact they are 10-1 despite playing the toughest schedule in the NFL. And if they are winning ugly, what does that make the teams they beat?

Yet despite being 10-1, and beating all of these good teams, they still get disrespect. Vegas has them as home underdogs this week vs the 49ers. ESPN’s nonsense FPI continues to rank them low. But none of that changes the fact they are two games ahead of everyone else in the NFL. And none of it changes the fact they are in what people call the gauntlet of their schedule and have yet to lose one of these games.

But outside of those analytics, actual human beings seem to at least be acknowledging their greatness. Even some of the usual Eagles haters had to admit these past weeks that the Eagles just have a knack for finding ways to win. And they continue to dominate the Power Rankings because it would be hard to argue a team with 3 losses is better than a team with just 1. No matter how many times that team blows out the Giants and Panthers.

So let’s take a look at the Power Rankings this week, and what some of the folks around the NFL view this Eagles team.

Here is where they landed on the Week 13 Power Rankings:

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