"Two days after DeSean Jackson jaunted for 210 receiving yards and taunted the Cowboys along the way, the wide receiver said the Eagles are "going to have to do something" about a new contract during an appearance on the T.Ocho Show.
Jackson spoke with Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco - co-hosts of the Versus show and teammates with the Bengals - during a taped segment via satellite Tuesday afternoon. The episode was aired later that evening, and Jackson spoke about, among other things, his contract situation, which has increasingly become a hot topic.
The 24-year-old, who is in the third year of a four-year contract he signed as a rookie, said that the Eagles and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, have talked recently about an extension.
Eagles general manager Joe Banner had no comment, although team sources have said that Jackson will eventually be compensated.
"It is what it is, but they're going to have to do something," Jackson said on the show. "Because the way I'm out there putting it in, something's got to happen, baby."
Under normal circumstances, Jackson, one of the most electrifying players in the NFL, would have had an extension by now. He needs just 28 yards receiving to eclipse 1,000 yards for the second straight season.
He signed a four-year, $3.4 million contract with a $1.3 million signing bonus in 2008. He's earning a $480,000 base salary this season and slated to get $565,000 next year. The holdup is a new rule in the collective-bargaining agreement that limits pay increases to 30 percent and a possible work stoppage in March that has caused teams to suspend many contract negotiations."