Get Moving Rookie

DeSean Jackson is going through what a lot of rookies go through each year.  There is the fun of carrying other player’s stuff, the singing of your college fight song, and all of the other abuse you get as a rookie.

You also learn the great fact that even when in pain you better get your butt out on the field.  Jackson who missed part of June mini camp with a sore hamstring has missed a bit of camp time with the same issue.

Welcome to the kind, gentle, NFL DeSean.  A quote from Andy Reid, “”He needs to get healthy and get back out there is what he needs to do.” Reid continued, “This is a challenge for wide receivers, that first year, and you have to push yourself through these things, so that’s what he’s working on right now.”

It seems that DeSean got the message as he was back on the field yesterday.  Read an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer today and Jackson is saying the right things.

“I felt really good,” Jackson said. “The biggest thing is when I’m not practicing I kind of feel left out with my teammates. It’s hard for me to be in the training room and not on the field. That’s been the hardest thing for me so far. The biggest thing is I’m being pushed at a high level, and I have to keep working to make it through this.”

So Andy Reid won this battle (which the coach certainly should with a rookie).  I think Jackson will be a great special teams player for us but am still unsure on how he will be as a WR.  At least we have a promising sign here that he is listening to his coach and pushing through the pain.