In Roob’s Eagles Observations: Why DeSean Jackson is a legit Hall of Fame candidate originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Why DeSean Jackson is a legitimate Hall of Fame candidate, a fascinating Jalen Hurts stat and the fascinating Jason Kelce-Shane MacGowan connection.
It’s 49ers Week and Roob’s 10 Random Eagles Observations is in the house!
1. You might not immediately consider DeSean Jackson a legit Hall of Fame candidate. But I present you with one fact that truly puts his remarkable career into perspective: Jackson is one of only three players in NFL history to surpass 11,000 receiving yards while averaging over 17 yards per catch. The others are Hall of Famers Don Maynard and James Lofton, the one-time Eagle. We’re talking about one of the all-time greatest high-volume big-play receivers in NFL history. Jackson did one thing better than anybody who ever played the game, and that immediately makes him a Hall of Fame candidate. Nobody in the history of football had more 60-yard touchdowns. And to put 26 TDs of at least 60 yards in perspective, only 21 other players in history have had HALF that many. And 11 of those are in the Hall of Fame. When you’re ahead of Jerry on any list, you’re an all-timer. And Jackson did all this at 175 pounds. Nobody else in NFL history his size — 5-10, 175 pounds — had 11,000 receiving yards. Jackson’s critics will point out that he was never a 1st-team All-Pro and only made three Pro Bowls in 15 seasons. He was never on a Super Bowl team (although he gave the Eagles the lead in the fourth quarter of the 2008 NFC Championship Game with that 62-yard TD catch from Donovan McNabb). He never led the league in catches or yards, although he’s the only player in NFL history to lead the league in yards per catch four times – including in 2018 at 31 years old. And while several Philly beat writers had good relationships with Jackson, he wasn’t super media friendly, and unfortunately that matters when sports…
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