DeSean Jackson gets into shoving match with Eagles in return to Philly (Video)
By Jack Crosby
A lot of eyes are on the match up on Sunday between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins, not really because of any NFC East implications, rather everyone wants to see the return of Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson in his return to Philly, where he spent the first six years of his career.
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Well, it was not void of excitement early on.
The Redskins got the ball first in this one after the coin toss, and Jackson wasted no time in getting himself involved in some controversy. After a catch on the opening drive, Jackson was hit just a little bit late after he was ruled down. Feeling a little slighted, Jackson got up, words were exchanged and the shoving began.
Now if you’re a betting person, you’d probably put a lot of money on Jackson getting into some sort of scuffle today with his old teammates. This early, though? Eh, maybe, maybe not.
Probably the most amazing part of all this is that he was not flagged for a personal foul. No, that flag went in the direction of the Eagles for the late hit.
But, it must have gotten the Redskins offense fired up, because they ended up scoring on the drive to take a 7-0 lead.