Eagles’ Draft Pick Can Fly

Les Bowen has an incredibly detailed profile of Eagles second-round draft pick DeSean Jackson in today’s Daily News. The article includes the above photo, which is apparently real and not a Photoshop. Guh-wha?

The best part of the profile, as noted by Iggles Blog, is Jackson’s father.

“His coach at Cal said we were too involved in his life,” said Bill Jackson, 63, who is retired from FedEx. Moments earlier, he had concluded a phone conversation with DeSean in Philadelphia… “I ask coach Tedford, ‘Why not be involved with your children?’… I’ve heard Andy Reid doesn’t want me anywhere near his facility. I’m like, ‘Damn, what did I do?’ ”

It’s a weird age we’re living in when parents have to be barred from sports practices. It’s even weirder when these kids are professional athletes.

Eagles - Eagles draft pick DeSean Jackson sets record straight [Daily News]