DeSean Jackson: Out-Running the Competition

A story of a prolific, consistent, and most of all, explosive wide receiver.

Months before he was drafted into the National Football League, DeSean Jackson ran a forty-yard dash in 4.35 seconds at the 2008 NFL Combine. That performance cemented his spot as an early-round pick and portended a career for which the defining characteristic would be speed.

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The Philadelphia Eagles selected Jackson in the second round and employed him for six seasons, after which he spent three years with the Washington Redskins. This spring, Jackson became an unrestricted free agent and chose to continue his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team eager to add a…