Even though DeSean Jacksonsigned a new deal with the Washington Redskins last night, Richard Sherman is not ready to move on and forget the fact that the Philadelphia Eaglesreleased him late last week because of his alleged "gang ties." Early this morning, Sherman published a new column for The MMQB that offers his take on the Eagles parting ways with D-Jax. And because the Seattle Seahawks cornerback actually grew up with the speedy wide receiver and understands what it's like to grow up in a rough neighborhood, he was able to offer a pretty unique perspective on why the Eagles shouldn't have cut Jackson.
"I look at those words—gang ties—and I think about all the players I've met in the NFL and all of us who come from inner-city neighborhoods like mine in Los Angeles, and I wonder how many of us could honestly say we're not friends with guys doing the wrong things," he writes. "I can't."
Sherman also says that if Jackson had been playing for, say, the Seahawks instead of the Eagles, he wouldn't have been released last week because of his "gang ties."
"Sorry, but I was born in this dirt," he writes. "NFL teams understand that. The Seattle Seahawks get it. The Philadelphia Eagles apparently do not."
To read what else Sherman had to say, go here. Now that Jackson is with a new team, the whole "Is DeSean Jackson really in a gang?!" story is likely going to fade. But it's important to hear what a guy like Sherman has to say about it. Because it won't be the last time that a pro athlete is accused of having ties to a gang.
[via The MMQB]
