Disturbing Pattern of Behavior Has DeSean Jackson’s Career Longevity in Question

April 1, 2014   ·   Jason Cole   ·   Jump to comments

Taken one at a time, the reasons the Philadelphia Eagles decided to release wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who had a career-best season statistically in 2013, are difficult to understand.
But put them all together—an open association with gang members, lavish spending, a dispute with former agent Drew Rosenhaus over money, a robbery at his home in January and an often immature approach to his football career—and the decision begins to make sense.
It also explains why that same pattern of behavior has several other NFL teams hesitant to sign him.
And those reasons don't include one other. Several sources close to Jackson and the Eagles say he received a death threat in 2012 from a "crackpot fan.'' Unfortunately, those same sources say that such a threat is not unusual. But what is concerning about this one was Jackson's reaction to it.
"It freaked him out,'' a former associate of Jackson's said. "He thought it was gang (related) at first.''
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