Eagles WR DeSean Jackson Passes First Concussion Test, On Track To Play After Bye

It is somewhat surprising to hear that Jackson is symptom free and passing concussion tests after the initial reports said he sustained a “severe” concussion. It should be noted that the genesis of that “severe concussion’ report was simply how Jay Glazer characterized it. No doctor or anyone connected to the Eagles ever characterized it that way. In fact, on the day after the hit Andy Reid said that Jackson’s biggest complaint was soreness in his shoulder and neck area.

The decision to sit Jackson was expected and makes sense. The Eagles have a Week 8 bye which means sitting Jackson now will give him nearly three weeks of rest between the Falcons game in Week 6 and the Eagles Week 9 game.

It’s also possible that Jackson is out for multiple games but the Eagles have yet to address that.

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Both Jackson and Robinson remained on the ground after the hit, staying there for some time before both were helped off of the field by their respective team trainers. Neither was able to walk off under his own power.