"After dropping two touchdown passes against the Patriots and getting benched, the question was fair:

Is DeSean Jackson starting against the Seahawks on Thursday?

The answer was simple: "Yes," Andy Reid said in his Tuesday morning press conference.

"He needs to just continue to move forward. He needs to have a good game this week."

Jackson was benched for the Arizona game – told to not even show up to the stadium – two weeks ago. That's two benchings in three weeks. It appears his third benching won't happen to start the game on Thursday. "