Eagles Cut DeSean Jackson

[smuggler]

Nope. It's for real. Not a gag.They weren't happy with him for various reasons.

[pbmax]

Latest on possible reasons: http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2..._troubles.html

Shorter version: knew and was business affiliated with a gang member who was imprisoned and tired for murder. Was acquitted. DeSean not involved in crime but was questioned about whereabouts of one of the suspects.

Question: If I was a possible witness for an alibi (or the reverse), should I expect the police to call my place of employment? What was that about?

[Guiness]

Latest on possible reasons: http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2..._troubles.html

Shorter version: knew and was business affiliated with a gang member who was imprisoned and tired for murder. Was acquitted. DeSean not involved in crime but was questioned about whereabouts of one of the suspects.

Question: If I was a possible witness for an alibi (or the reverse), should I expect the police to call my place of employment? What was that about?

They (probably?) wouldn't do that do you...but it's not like they can treat him the way they do other people.

[mraynrand]

They (probably?) wouldn't do that do you...but it's not like they can treat him the way they do other people.

racists!

[pbmax]

They (probably?) wouldn't do that do you...but it's not like they can treat him the way they do other people.

If I was a professional athlete, I think I would eventually quit out of paranoia. That report, plus team security having ins with the FBI and local law enforcement would drive me batty.

Steinbrenner tried to adopt an entire FBI field office in Tampa and hired them regularly to do research and security work for him. Howard Spira wasn't the only guy George cozied up with to dig up dirt on people.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Will be interesting to see where he ends up and how much he gets paid.

[MadScientist]

Will be interesting to see where he ends up and how much he gets paid.

Have him end up in New England. That should create an entertaining media circus.

BTW what is the going suspension rate for flashing gang symbols?

[smuggler]

I really hope he doesnt go to SF

[red]

teams really are cracking down on the whole gang affiliation thing

there were teams at the combine or before the combine that wanted pictures of players tatoos so that they could have the FBI look at them and tell them if there were any gang related tatoos

[smuggler]

This is because of an active NFL player executing people in New England. I don't blame the NFL on this. The Eagles probably jumped the gun, though.

[Striker]

This is because of an active NFL player executing people in New England. I don't blame the NFL on this. The Eagles probably jumped the gun, though.

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.

[pbmax]

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.

[pbmax]

teams really are cracking down on the whole gang affiliation thing

there were teams at the combine or before the combine that wanted pictures of players tatoos so that they could have the FBI look at them and tell them if there were any gang related tatoos

See, I think that is stupid unless you are going to do a metric ton of followup. Might be a lot of mistakes made on that basis.

[smuggler]

The actual total of the cash was said to be $20k... The total of all the goods taken from his safe, including the gems, his handgun, et al was 200k

[pbmax]

The actual total of the cash was said to be $20k... The total of all the goods taken from his safe, including the gems, his handgun, et al was 200k

Well, that's slightly more reasonable.