DeSean Jackson Release Could Make or Break Chip Kelly’s Eagles Career

April 5, 2014   ·   Yueh Ho   ·   Jump to comments

Very rarely do NFL teams release star players for seemingly no reason. Not when they are in the prime of their careers and coming off their best seasons.
Chip Kelly is now an exception to that rule, having made the decision to cut ties with Jackson after he recorded 82 catches, 1,332 yards and nine touchdowns in 2013.
And to make matters worse, Jackson signed with the Washington Redskins. If Jackson continues to succeed and the Eagles fail to find a replacement quickly, they may be reminded of their mistake twice a year.
Why then, did Kelly choose to release Jackson? Despite supposedly being more open than the tight-lipped Andy Reid, Kelly has offered no explanation for why he cut one of the fanbase's favorite players. Don't believe any of that talk of his supposed gang membership. Jackson has never been arrested or done anything criminally wrong since joining the Eagles. The team is merely using that as a convenient excuse to cut him.
More likely, earlier reports a...

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