Eagles fans had just barely stopped hyperventilating about the possibility of the team parting ways with star wide receiver DeSean Jackson when Chip Kelly went all Andy Reid on them.
Kelly appeared before reporters at a breakfast session at the NFL owners meetings in Orlando. In addition to bacon and eggs, the scrambled picture involving Jackson was on the menu.
When last heard from, Jackson was sounding sunny side up, relaying that he'd had a conversation with his coach and all was good in the Eagles' universe. DeSean went so far as to alert teammates that he would be back next season.
Kelly did not go that far.
In fact, it was what he did not say that spoke volumes.
Kelly did not specifically say Jackson would be lining up as a target for Nick Foles next year. In fact, Kelly went out of his way to note that his offense is not predicated on any one guy.
Kelly for some reason picked this key moment to seemingly go into Andy Reid mode, sounding more than a bit smug in noting that, "We're always going to do what's best for the organization."
Translation, I don't think this whole issue is over. Not by a long shot.
Our lead columnist Jack McCaffery runs down the long list of reasons the Eagles might be ready to part ways with Jackson.
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