Either way you have to do some kind of damage control. If Jackson or one of his friends does something stupid while still a member of the Eagles, and then it becomes known that the Eagles were away of his less savory connections...hoo boy...it would be a very bad day in Philly.
Due diligence yes. But the murder case, unless there are details we don't know, seems more than arms length from him.
A bigger, more immediate question, is why did he have $200K in his house to get stolen a couple of months ago.
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.