DeSean Jackson ends deal to become head coach at Delaware State

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Former Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson is reportedly nearing an agreement to become the next head coach at Delaware State University.

Jackson, 38, had an on-campus interview and the school and the former NFL wideout are expected to “get together” soon,” ESPN reported Thursday.

It was also reported that coaching at a historically black college or university (HBCU) was a “dream” for Jackson.

DeSean Jackson is close to becoming the next coach at Delaware State. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

Jackson spent 15 years in the NFL with the Eagles, Washington, Rams, Raiders and Ravens, with his final season coming in 2022.

The three-time Pro Bowler has coaching experience and serves as an assistant coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in his hometown of Long Beach, California. this year.

He is now close to taking over the football program at the HBCU that had just one win in 2024 and one win in 2023 after going 5-6 in 2022.

Now the school wants to see if some of Jackson’s experience can rub off on the program.

DeSean Jackson was a three-time Pro Bowler in the NFL. AP

Jackson finished his NFL career with 641 catches, 11,263 yards and 66 total touchdowns.

That came after a memorable college career at Cal in which he posted 2,423 yards and 23 total touchdowns and earned All-American nods in 2006 and 2007.

News of Jackson’s hiring came just days after former Eagles QB Michael Vick — and Jackson’s former teammate — was hired by Norfolk State to be its next coach.

DeSean Jackson played 15 years in the NFL. AP

If Jackson’s deal goes through, he will run into a Vick-led Norfolk State next season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Vick said during a news conference that the new job would allow him to “serve young men in my community.”

“I understand the value of an HBCU,” Vick said at a news conference earlier this week. “The fact that it’s in my hometown makes it even better.

“And so, it’s a great compliment to HBCUs, the NFL has several partnerships with HBCUs, so I think it shows that people care, you know, you have these big Division I programs where they have all these great things, bells and whistles, money, and they tend to forget about the HBCUs and the schools that have that same type of prominence, and so to start here, wasn’t even designed.”