As the Washington Redskins get ready for their wild card matchup against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon at 4:40 pm ET. One thing for sure is that wide receiver DeSean Jackson will be ready to go as this will be his fifth trip to the postseason. Before Sunday’s game, The MMQB’s Robert Klemko caught up with Jackson as they discussed playing as a rookie in the NFC Championship game, Kirk Cousins and Chip Kelly’s firing.
When asked about Kelly’s firing, Jackson responded with this:
“I’m a firm believer that bad karma comes back on you. When you ruin a team like that, you do things to peoples’ families, you release people, you trade people, you get rid of good players who build something with the community, with the fans, with the kids—to have a guy come in and change up the team like that, I just believe in karma.”
Jackson was one of the first players in the Chip Kelly regime to be released in the Spring of 2013 due to his off the field actions, after coming off a career season, where he had 82 receptions for 1,332 yards and nine touchdowns. As we’ve seen over the past couple of seasons, Jackson wasn’t the only veteran let go as both defensive end Trent Cole and offensive lineman Todd Herremans were released, running back LeSean McCoy and cornerback Brandon Boykin were traded, and wide receiver Jeremy Maclin signed in Kansas City as a free agent.
All the change that Kelly made did not work in his favor as he was fired on Dec. 29, days before the Eagles Week 17 matchup against the New York Giants.
Jackson also said in the interview with Klemko, “When we were there we were a brotherhood. So for everyone to go their separate ways and to see how it all ended up, it’s a very sad thing.”
It is a very sad thing to see as this Eagles team is not what they once were, missing the playoffs now for two straight seasons and being young and inexperienced at the wide receiver position. The Eagles do have a talented wideout in Jordan Matthews but still missed that veteran playmaker on the outside in a Jackson and Maclin.
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