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DeSean Jackson

Eagles released one of league's elite deep threats

Chip Kelly release DeSean Jackson, traded away LeSean McCoy and didn’t want to get into a bidding war for Jeremy Maclin. Does he know what he’s doing?

Time will tell with McCoy and Maclin. With Jackson, there was some kind of locker-room issue there – he and Kelly didn’t see eye to eye. But Jackson makes plays. He consistently made big plays for the Eagles, and that continued with Washington last year.

In Jay Gruden’s offense, Jackson had 13 catches over 40 yards – 5 more than any other player in the league. He had 8 of those plays in his one year in Kelly’s offense, one short of the league lead.

So over the last two seasons, Jackson has 9 more receptions of 40-plus yards than any other receiver in the league, and he’s done it despite not working with a franchise-type quarterback.

If McCoy and Maclin also continue to thrive with other teams, patience for Kelly’s personnel decisions will wane.

Over the last two seasons, 46 wide receivers have at least 100 receptions. Here are the number of 40-yard plays for each of those players.

WIDE RECEIVERS, 40-YARD RECEPTIONS (2013-14)
PlayerRecYardsAvg40+
DeSean Jackson138250118.121
T.Y. Hilton164242814.812
A.J. Green167246714.812
Jordy Nelson183283315.511
Demaryius Thomas203304915.011
Torrey Smith114189516.610
Eric Decker161225014.010
Alshon Jeffery174255414.710
Antonio Brown239319713.410
Josh Gordon111194917.69
Michael Floyd112188216.89
Dez Bryant181255314.19
DeAndre Hopkins128201215.78
Vincent Jackson148222615.08
Calvin Johnson155256916.68
Golden Tate163222913.78
Riley Cooper102141213.87
Mike Wallace140179212.87
Steve Smith143181012.77
Brandon Marshall161201612.57
Harry Douglas136162311.96
Julio Jones145217315.06
Doug Baldwin116160313.85
James Jones132148311.25
Pierre Garcon181209811.65
Julian Edelman197202810.35
Emmanuel Sanders101140413.94
Eddie Royal109140912.94
Randall Cobb122172014.14
Larry Fitzgerald145173812.04
Anquan Boldin168224113.34
Reggie Wayne102128212.63
Mohamed Sanu103124512.13
Brandon LaFell123158012.83
Andre Johnson194234312.13
Robert Woods105128612.22
Rueben Randle112154913.82
Cecil Shorts119133411.22
Greg Jennings127154612.22
Kendall Wright151179411.92
Brian Hartline115149013.01
Marques Colston134184513.81
Keenan Allen148182912.41
Roddy White143163211.40
Wes Welker122124210.20
Dwayne Bowe117142712.20

—Ian Allan

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