If reports are true, the Eagles are expected to pursue soon-to-be free agent receiver DeSean Jackson when NFL free agency begins.
As the start of free agency on March 7 creeps closer, however, Jackson could be rising out of the Eagles' price range.
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk wrote recently that Jackson is expected to generate a ton of interest, and his price tag will be expensive because of it.
Florio writes:
Current chatter in league circles is that Jackson will be generating strong interest as free agency approaches. Despite being 30, he's still one of the fastest players in the league -- capable of breaking a game open and otherwise stretching a defense in a way that allows others to operate in the underneath area.
Jackson, who finished with 56 catches for 1,005 yards and four touchdowns last season for the Washington Redskins, was released by the Eagles in 2014 due to off-the-field issues.
Should Eagles sign DeSean?
He will become a free agent on March 7 if he does not strike a new deal with the Redskins. Rumors have been circulating for weeks that despite the messy breakup, Jackson would be interested in coming back to Philadelphia.
Although Jackson insisted he wants to re-sign with the Redskins, he also made it clear that he will sign with the team that offers him the most money.
"My numbers and my production on the field speak for itself," Jackson said to CSN earlier this month. "The ball is in my court a little bit ... whenever the offers come in, (I'll) take the best offer."
If Jackson does have multiple offers, it is tough to see the Eagles winning a bidding war, as they currently only have $15.2 million in cap space, one of the lowest totals in the league.
It is possible the Eagles could offer him a deal with a low cap hit in 2017, but with Jackson at 30-years old, signing him to a deal that is back loaded would be a risky move by the Eagles, as opposed to handing a similar deal to a younger player.
Wide receiver is arguably the Eagles' biggest need this offseason, as their starting duo of Nelson Agholor and Dorial Green-Beckham were among the least productive starting wide receivers in the NFL last season.
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