Jeremy Maclin compares DeSean Jackson situation to Terrell Owens
By Mike Dyce
The Philadelphia Eagles are in an interesting and tense situation with wide receiver DeSean Jackson. Fellow wide receiver Jeremy Maclin said the handling of the Jackson situation reminded him of how the team handled the fall out with wide receiver Terrell Owens.
“Whatever happens in the organization happens in the organization,” Maclin said, via CSN Philly. “This was a similar situation when the Eagles decided to part ways with T.O. That’s just how the game goes sometimes. So I guess we’ll see.”
Owens was released midseason in 2005 for conduct detrimental to the team, a knock against Jackson. When asked about whether Jackson would return or not, Maclin avoided the question.
“Anything is possible in this league,” Maclin said. “I think the organization is going to do what’s best for the organization. Everybody knows DeSean is a phenomenal talent, but at the end of the day, that’s not a decision that players get to make or the city gets to make.
“That’s a decision that the staff gets to make, and I think whatever they decide to do, and with any decision, that’s what you have to believe in, that’s what you got to have faith in.”