The Philadelphia Eagles could easily get on their high-horse and make a political statement by cutting or releasing DeSean Jackson over his “highly inappropriate” comments and fake quotes attributing Hitler recently.
The Eagles released a statement and Jackson put out this heartfelt apology.
With everything going on in society today, the Birds and Jeffrey Lurie should use this as a teaching moment for Jackson considering all the hard work he does in the community and his overall good intentions on a daily basis.
The Eagles and Michael Vick used Riley Cooper’s 2013 fiasco as a teaching moment when the former Florida Gators wideout threatened to fight every “nigger” at a Kenny Chesney concert.
Vick, the then starting quarterback of the Eagles, led the charge for Cooper to get a second-chance and use the situation as a teaching moment despite the fact that LeSean McCoy and other Eagles veterans were livid at Vick for taking such a stance.
The same should be said for Jackson, who will suffer enough with the embarrassment of knowing the quotes and comments from Hitler weren’t even real. This moment is bigger than football and it shouldn’t be used to turn Jackson into a pariah when he does so much good for the community outside of this slipup.
The Eagles should fine Jackson and take the measures to ensure he learns and it doesn’t happen again, but his career shouldn’t end or be defined by this moment.
