Longtime NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson announced his retirement on Wednesday after 15 seasons.
Jackson is best known for his two stints with the Philadelphia Eagles, but after Philadelphia cut him in March 2014, Jackson signed a three-year deal with the then-Washington Redskins. During his three seasons in Washington, Jackson caught 142 passes for 2,702 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Jackson went over 1,000 yards receiving in two of his three Washington seasons.
After Washington, Jackson played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before returning to the Eagles. He finished his career with stints in Las Vegas, Los Angeles (Rams) and Baltimore. In total, Jackson spent eight seasons with Philadelphia.
For his career, Jackson finished with 641 receptions, 11,263 yards, 58 receiving touchdowns, four rushing touchdowns and four punts returned for touchdowns. Jackson averaged a remarkable 17.6 yards per reception over the course of his lengthy career.
His greatest successes came against the Dallas Cowboys. He had 1,330 receiving yards vs. Dallas. He also had over 1,000 yards against the Giants. However, he had seven career receiving touchdowns against Washington, his most against any team.
During his time with the Redskins, Jackson made Philly pay as he had some big games against his former team.
How good was Jackson? Check out this statistic, courtesy of Jeff Kerr of CBS Sports.
Most 50+ yard TD — #NFL history
1. Jerry Rice — 36
2. DeSean Jackson — 34
3. Randy Moss — 29Most 60+ yard TD — NFL history
1. DeSean Jackson — 26
2. Jerry Rice — 23
3. Devin Hester — 21#Eagles #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/vqq10MuiFN— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) November 29, 2023
Jackson should be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as he’s the best deep-ball receiver of his era and arguably the greatest ever.
Congratulations on an outstanding career.
