DeSean Jackson

The Eagles placed DeSean Jackson (core) on injured reserve.

Fantasy Impact

This basically ends the season for the 32-year-old wideout. Jackson played in just one full game this year and went 8/154/2 back in Week 1. He'll likely be back with Philadelphia in 2020.

Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who has missed most of the season with an abdominal injury but attempted to return in Week 9 against the Chicago Bears, is having surgery tomorrow to repair his core muscle injury and could miss the rest of the season, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. Eagles beat reporter John Clark adds that Jackson tore the abdominal muscle completely off the bone yesterday and is expected to miss at least 4-6 weeks.

Fantasy Impact

While this injury is worse than the one Jackson initially suffered in Week 2, the timetable that Clark shared would mean that he might be able to return before the end of the regular season. For fantasy purposes, however, this is disappointing news right when it looked like Jackson was close to returning.

DeSean Jackson exited Sunday's game against the Bears with an injury. His status is questionable to return.

Fantasy Impact

Jackson appears to have re-injured his abdomen, which is what had sidelined him for most of this season. He lasted one series and had one catch before his exit. It's unclear what his status is for the remainder of the game against the Bears, much less next week.

Philadelphia Eagles Star wide receiver DeSean Jackson is set to make his return this afternoon against the Chicago Bears.

Fantasy Impact

This is big news for a Philadelphia Eagles offense that was noticeably less explosive with Jackson on the sidelines. Jackson should be heavily involved in the offense in his return, even if he sees less snaps than usual. Fire him up as an upside WR2 with a WR3 floor.

ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting Eagles WR DeSean Jackson (abdomen) is expected to play in Week 9.

Fantasy Impact

Jackson hasn't played since Week 2 with an injury to his abdomen area but could be in line to return for Sunday's home encounter with the Bears. If Jackson is indeed active, he could be the missing piece to an Eagles offense that looked as-advertised with Jackson in the lineup through the first two games of the year but has taken a dramatic step back, more so in the passing game, since the veteran wideout has been sidelined. While he won't get the best matchup facing a Bears defense yielding the third-fewest fantasy points to enemy wideouts, Jackson could still be busy as I expect Carson Wentz to take a few deep shots to his speedy receiver. Jackson is a boom or bust Flex option for Week 9 if he plays.