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Eagles Fine DeSean Jackson for Anti-Semitic Posts, Promise 'Positive Change'

The Philadelphia Eagles released a statement Friday saying that they've punished DeSean Jackson for the wide receiver's anti-Semitic social media posts from earlier this week.

Though the team did not specify the form of punishment, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said the punishment was a fine.

“Today we have penalized DeSean for conduct detrimental to the team. He accepted these consequences and apologized. In our many conversations with him, it has also been made clear that this is only the beginning," the statement reads. "We have discussed a concrete plan for how we and he can heal moving forward.