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The Eagles Are Reportedly Interested in Vincent Jackson
By Kyle Scott
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The trade deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m. and I would love it if this happened, for the right price. Jackson is the type of receiver the Eagles are missing right now what with Riley Cooper not being able to handle the increased attention after losing the other Jaccson. Coop’s neither a deep threat nor a go up and get the ball guy. He just… is. The problem is, the Bucs will probably want a high draft pick and, with Jackson, 31, being owed roughly $10 million per season through 2016, he might not be worth keeping around that long. And if my fantasy team is any indication, we’ll spend the remainder of his contract waiting for him to do something, anything, and something while we’re waiting.
Still, Jackson (Jaccson?), if he could learn the playbook quickly, is the type of receiver who could put the Eagles over the top when their offensive line comes back in-full. And as Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation – who gives the trade about a 20% chance of happening – notes, if Jackson were to choose 10 as his number, Windmill Jeff could create yet another recycling program.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.