It's DeSean Jackson Day

Two interesting DeSean Jackson reads on Philly.com today.  There's a short bio box that includes this amazing stat:

As a returner: Career average of 16.7 yards per punt return set a Cal record and ranks second in Pac-10 history behind baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, of UCLA (18.8).

Seriously, Jackie Robinson pops up in all kinds of crazy stats.  That man was an incredible athlete.  Although, not to be outdone, here's Jackson's baseball background:

On the diamond: Was ranked by Baseball America as the third-best all-around athlete in the Major League Baseball draft prospect pool in 2005 after hitting .380 with 20 stolen bases in his senior season in high school.

Our man Les Bowen also has a very in-depth, very long profile on Jackson that does more than hint at some of the interesting parts of his background:

Older brother Byron, a former member of the Chiefs' developmental squad, started filming DeSean's every movement when he was a preteen, and continued through his college career.

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"His coach at Cal said we were too involved in his life,'' said Bill Jackson, 63, who is retired from FedEx. Moments earlier, he had concluded a phone conversation with DeSean in Philadelphia...

"I ask coach Tedford, 'Why not be involved with your children?' . . . I've heard Andy Reid doesn't want me anywhere near his facility. I'm like, 'Damn, what did I do?' ''

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Tedford said if the Eagles fashion the proper environment for Jackson, he will work hard and he should succeed.

"I don't know that he worked as hard he could have, because he's a very natural player,'' Tedford said. "Now that he's in the NFL, and he has to compete with guys who are all as good as he is, he'll figure out he needs to work . . . He got away with doing things on natural ability a lot at this level, that he probably won't be able to do at that level. I don't think he's opposed to it, but he'd probably even admit he can work harder.

Tedford goes on to say that Jackson's a good kid overall, but oh boy, this could be interesting.