DeSean Jackson 'wants' to remain in Washington
by Anthony Cervino | Fri, Feb 10th 8:03am EST
Washington Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson told the media he "wants" to remain with the team in 2017. "I do want to still be here," Jackson said Thursday, via Redskins.com. "My family and my house, I have everything here and I don't want to be in a transaction and move. First things first, I do want to be here and hopefully we can make it work. But once again this is a business so things happen. I'm just really excited about the opportunity I have to sit and now the ball's in my corner a little bit and see what we can do. I'm just excited and I'm going to let my agent care of all that. Ready to just sit back and whatever offers come in but obviously, like I said, I do want to be here." (Redskins.com)
Fantasy Impact:
Although Jackson's intentions are to remain with the Redskins next season, that scenario is highly unlikely. Jackson, an impending free agent, will have his chance to test the open market this offseason and likely price himself out of Washington, especially with the Eagles openly showing interest in their former wideout. Philadelphia, who needs help at wide receiver, could be willing to overpay to bring Jackson back to the franchise that drafted him with the 49th overall pick in 2008. Unless Jackson is willing to re-sign with the Redskins for less money, he will be playing football in a new city in 2017.
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