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Eagles WR DeSean Jackson gave a pathetic effort on Thursday night against the Seahawks.  He reportedly spent most of pregame warmups with the defensive line, rather than working out with the rest of the receivers.  During the game, he ran most of his routes half-heartedly.  D-Jax was spotted staring off into space on the sidelines while QB Vince Young was talking to him.  "He's [messing] around," an unnamed teammate said of Jackson after the game.  The statistical results last night were 4 catches on 5 targets for 34 yards.  It was the 5th time this season that D-Jax has been held below 35 yards.  He'll be tough to trust as anything more than a WR3 the rest of the way.

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson was benched in the 4th quarter of Sunday's game against the Patriots.  He finished with 4 catches for 73 yards, but dropped at least 3 other balls, including a couple that would have gone for scores.  "DeSean has to do a better job," HC Andy Reid said afterwards.  "I wanted to give other guys a chance in the 4th quarter."  A free-agent this offseason, Jackson's days in Philly appear to be numbered.  He'll continue to be a boom-or-bust WR2 the rest of this year.

2:58pm EST 11/27/11

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson (foot) is active for today's game against the Patriots.  He's essentially a must-start against the 32nd-ranked defense against WRs.

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson (foot) practiced again on Friday and is listed as probable for this weekend's game against the Patriots.  The injury was never considered serious and shouldn't impact D-Jax on Sunday.  He's a must-start in a sweet matchup against the 32nd-ranked defense against WRs.

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson (foot) returned to practice on Thursday.  The injury was never believed to be serious.  D-Jax is fully expected to play against the Patriots this weekend and will be a high-upside fantasy start.

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson (foot) sat out Wednesday's practice.  The injury isn't believed to be serious, so Philly is likely just giving D-Jax a rest day.  We won't worry unless he's out again tomorrow.

The Eagles have confirmed that WR DeSean Jackson's foot is simply bruised.  He may be limited in practice this week, but it doesn't sound like D-Jax is in any danger of missing this Sunday's game against the Patriots.  He'll be a must-start in that one.

8:39am EST 11/21/11

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson got beat up during Sunday night's game against the Eagles.  He was examined for head and knee injuries early on, and then injured his foot later in the night.  D-Jax returned to the game, but he left the stadium in a walking boot.  It doesn't sound like a serious injury though.  “I was kind of out there running around and a player stepped on my foot,” Jackson said afterwards. “It’s a little sprain but it will be alright."  We should get another update later today, but we're tentatively expecting D-Jax to be available for Week 12.

Eagles HC Andy Reid confirmed that WR DeSean Jackson is still a starter.  The two reportedly met this morning and cleared the air.  "We put it all on the table and talked," Reid said.  It's become pretty clear that this situation has at least something to do with Jackson's desire for a new contract.  It'll certainly be a story to monitor the rest of the way.

According to multiple sources, Eagles WR DeSean Jackson has been told that he'll be inactive for today's game against the Cardinals. D-Jax is being punished after missing a team meeting on Saturday. It's bad timing for his fantasy owners because Jackson had a plus matchup against the Cardinals. In his absence, WR Jeremy Maclin will see an uptick in targets. WR Jason Avant is the biggest winner though. He'll move into the starting lineup and is a viable WR3 option.

Eagles beat writer Sheil Kapadia believes that WR DeSean Jackson could lose red zone snaps to WR Steve Smith when Smith gets healthy.  It makes some sense.  Despite being undersized, Smith was a major red zone weapon for the Giants, seeing 32 targets inside the opponent's 20-yard line over his last 25 games.  Jackson has always been a relative non-factor in the red zone.  But that's the same reason that his fantasy stock would almost be unaffected if he does lose snaps.  Just 4 of his 15 scores over the past 2 seasons have come from inside the 20.

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson has ended his holdout and reported to training camp.  He would have lost an accrued year towards free-agency had he not reported today.  D-Jax is still set to earn just $565,000 this season, so you can bet he'll continue to angle for a new deal.  But it doesn't look like that will prevent him from playing ball.  The missed week of training camp doesn't impact his fantasy outlook.

According to Eagles beat writer Tim McManus, WR DeSean Jackson is not expected to show for the start of training camp tomorrow.  It looks like the holdout is on.  D-Jax is scheduled to make just $565,000 in 2011 and is looking for a big-time raise via a long-term deal.  The Eagles would be wise to give it to him, but there's no telling how long it'll take for the two sides to work out a deal.  Already an injury-prone player, Jackson can't afford to miss much camp time after an OTA-less offseason.

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson is reportedly considering a holdout in hopes of landing a lucractive contract extension.  Entering the final year of his rookie deal, the 2-time Pro Bowler is scheduled to make just $565,000 in 2011.  Eagles camp opens tomorrow, so we'll know what his intentions are soon.

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson is taking heat for his use of a gay slur during an interview on a hip hop radio station last month.  A caller questioned Jackson's toughness, and he responded by asking "what kind of question is that?" followed by the gay slur.  You can bet that the league will be taking a close look at this, although we'd bet against a suspension.

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson has been angling for a raise for a couple years now. But beat writer Jeff McLane doesn’t expect him to get a contract extension before the start of the season. It means that D-Jax will have big bucks on his mind this year – and that’s usually good news for a player’s fantasy prospects.

Eagles beat writer Jeff McLane believes WR DeSean Jackson stopped going across the middle and became a "one-trick pony" after taking a ferocious hit from Falcons CB Dunta Robinson in Week 6 last year.  "Jackson seemingly ran only deep routes," McLane says. "Defenses caught on and simply placed a centerfielding free safety as far back as the Monuments."  D-Jax is never going to earn his dough on short and intermediate routes, but he does need to be able to run them in order for his deeper patterns to be effective.  Despite his one-dimensional play, Jackson still posted 1,056 yards and 6 scores and finished 14th among WRs in fantasy points in 2010.

2:48pm EST 1/2/11

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson is inactive for today's game against the Cowboys.  WR Jeremy Maclin is active but isn't expected to play much.  Jason Avant and Riley Cooper will see most of the playing time at WR for Philly today.

With their loss to the Vikings on Tuesday night, the Eagles are now locked into the #3 seed in the NFC and will likely rest some starters in the season finale.  QB Michael Vick, who was hobbling around on Tuesday, may not play at all.  RB LeSean McCoy, WR DeSean Jackson, and WR Jeremy Maclin will also likely have their snaps reduced.

11:32am EST 12/19/10

As expected, Eagles WR DeSean Jackson (foot) is active for today's game against the Giants.  D-Jax is red-hot and is a virtual must-start.

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