DeSean Jackson Reacts To Fitzgerald’s Record Contract
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Wide Receivers Sunday, August 21st, 2011
How do you think Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson feels about Larry Fitzgerald gets a eight-year deal for $120 million with $50 million dollars of guaranteed. I know Fitzgerald might be the best wide receiver in football and I know that the NFL is a passing league, but
Jackson couldn’t help but say something about Fitzgerald getting a boat load of money: “Congrats to my Big bro LarryFitzgerald!! Well deserved.. Wideouts ballin!!”
DeSean knows he isn’t going to get a deal in Fitzgerald’s ball park, but he has been on the same Pro Bowl team with him, the last couple of years. Say what you will about Jackson’s limitations, they’re both Pro Bowlers and he has to benefit from the money that Fitzgerald got.
That was an eye-popping contract for a wide receiver. In fact it’s a franchise quarterback’s contract. The deal averages about $15 million dollars per year. That moves the ball up higher.
I could hear Drew Rosenhaus telling Joe Banner or Howie Roseman, Jackson is surely worth at least three-quarters of what Fitzgerald is worth.
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on Aug 21 2011. Filed under BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Wide Receivers.
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This is an Eagles blog website — stick to the topic at hand. Take all that other hoopla ish elsewhere.
Forget how much DJ is worth. The question is how much the Eagles need to pay DJ according to the market. And the market was set by Fitz when he signed his $85million. Forget 5 yrs $50 or $60million, those numbers are outdated. Contracts are always set on the latest contract. Just like how your house is appraised.
As for the politcal aspect of the discussion, I might be selfish, but I would care less who is in office. Whatever the policies or rules they set in place, I will play by them and try to beat the guy next to me. If you work smart and hard, you can thrive in ANY political environment in this country. You don’t hear the millionaries or billionaires bitching because they are too busy making money and playing this game called “life”.
I agree PCrow that D-Jax value is really based on what the Market will bear and pay him.. unfortunately for D-Jax and his agent, he is still under Contract for this Season and not a free-agent until next off-season, so for right now, he is worth what his contract currently pays him, which is 600K.. The Eagles will not pay D-Jax Top 10 WR $$$ nor are they obligated to re-structure or re-work his contract, they will offer him an extension,but probably not at what he and his agent think he is worth, so at the end of the day, it will come down to how much D-JAx wants to stay in Philly and on a good team, a great offense for his skills for less $$$ or to move on and take at better deal in Free-agency next off-season and start all-over with a new System, Team, QB,Coaches, etc,etc.. The Eagle will offer him a fair package but it won’t be crazy $$$ that Fitz/Holmes received recently .. I personally think he will want to move on and probably play for a West Coast Team (49ers,Raiders or Cardinals)
well that blows because we aint winning the sb this year, i hope we do but next year is the year I think we really start to dominate , after we add the last four pieces to our team. lb rt dt and mlb…. timing is everything I guess, we could offer him a three year deal. sucks , he is my favorite player in all sports.
Get your boney rear in a Gym and start looking like a professional athlete and maybe they will pay you like one.
First game back and it did’nt take you long to fine a nice piece of grass to fall down on.
Why don’t you have michael phelps teach you how to eat food, lift weights and still be fast. Or that barn burner from Canada Usane Bolt. Does’nt look like lifting weights has slowed him down. T.O. either for that matter.
Souja boy.
bsm — T.O. was never known for his speed…he has “deceptive” speed but he wasn’t necessarily a burner.
On another note — lmao, nice post.
Usama Bolt is Jamaician Man, and not Canadien..
Just think or Red Stripe instead of Molson Golden Ale and you’ll be ok…
Yeah, that contract’s gotta be a bummer for the Eagles, but if they had signed Jackson earlier they wouldn’t have had to contend with that. Hopefully the Eagles will be willing to go to at least around $8M the first year with $12M up front. Most medium range WR are getting $5M-$6M per year roughly and DJax deserves more than that, but like $10M-$12M is probably too high, just because the Eagles justifiably will be concerned about Jackson’s durability because of his size.
definitely caught the screen pass and went to the ground lol
andy pulled em right out after that
sad
Paulman,
No one from Canada has had a Molson Golden since 1986.