San Francisco 49ers: Could They Sign WR DeSean Jackson?

March 29, 2014   ·   Bryan Knowles   ·   Jump to comments

Shocking news broke in the NFL on Friday.  The Philadelphia Eagles cut Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson, via Josh Katzowitz of CBS Sports.  The team had been shopping him around to potential trade partners but decided to cut the receiver due to Jackson’s behavior away from the football field.
Immediately, rumors started to fly about Jackson’s eventual destination.  Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reported that the San Francisco 49ers were one of the teams interested in acquiring the troubled receiver.  He had earlier reported that the team was interested in trading for Jackson, though general manager Trent Baalke denied that any discussions had taken place.
Part of the reason why the 49ers may not have been too interested in a trade was financial.  On his old contract, Jackson was scheduled to make a base salary of $10.5 million.  It would have been extraordinarily difficult for the 49ers to squeeze Jackson in under the sala...

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