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A look back at the one electrifying moment DeSean Jackson and Jalen Hurts overlapped originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The football history between Jalen Hurts and DeSean Jackson was brief. But unforgettable.
One game.
One pass.
Not surprisingly, it was an 81-yard touchdown.
It was Dec. 27, 2020, during the grim final days of Doug Pederson’s Eagles coaching tenure, early in a 37-17 loss to the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.
It was Jackson’s 379th and final catch as an Eagle. It was the final touchdown pass of Pederson’s five years with the Eagles. It remains the only TD pass in NFL history of at least 80 yards from a quarterback 22 or younger to a receiver 34 or older.
That touchdown gave Jackson the NFL record with 25 TDs of at least 60 yards – he added a 26th with the Raiders in 2021 – and it also moved him past Mike Quick for third place in Eagles history in receiving yards.
This really was two ships passing in the night, Jackson in his final game as an Eagle and Hurts in his third career start.
On Friday, as he formally retired as an Eagle, Jackson recalled his brief time with Hurts, one Eagle great finishing his career and another starting his.
“I was lobbying for Jalen Hurts back when we had Carson Wentz starting at that time, when everybody was like, ‘Why would we pick Jalen Hurts in the second round?’” Jackson said at the NovaCare Complex Friday. “I remember we were at practice and Jalen was actually the backup behind Wentz. And we were (at practice), me, Howie (Roseman), I think Alshon Jeffery at the time.
“And Jalen was actually going vs. the starting defense because, you know, when you’re the backup, you go vs. the 1’s. So I’m sitting there watching him, I’m just seeing him sling the ball and he’s making crazy plays and it was like, ‘I told you, that that kid’s gonna be special, man.’ Just to see where he’s at now?”
Pederson was fired two weeks later, and the Eagles traded Wentz to the Colts four months later. Nick…
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Publish date : 2023-12-02 02:14:50
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