DeSean Jackson played 54 percent of the offensive snaps as the team spread out the workload at wideout between five players over the course of the afternoon. On Monday, Eagles coach Doug Pederson said that he expects Jackson to take on a bigger role in the weeks to come.
“Obviously he’s a big part of the offense, but at the same time, we want to make sure that he’s a guy that’s healthy and fresh for us down the long haul here,” Pederson said at his press conference. “I think each week, I would anticipate his rep count to increase as we go, and we’re going to be smart with him but we also know that he’s an explosive receiver for us and we want to get him on the field as much as possible moving forward.”
Jackson missed most of last season with a core injury. But as far as everyone knew, Jackson was healthy and ready to go and looked good in camp, so this was unexpected but does make some sense. Given the ugly loss to Washington in Week 1, Jackson may get a significant bump but may still be risky until we see more.
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