Bucs Inform WR DeSean Jackson He Won’t Be Traded

Update:

Josina Anderson reports that the Buccaneers have informed WR DeSean Jackson that he won’t be traded, despite his recent request.

Jenna Laine reports that the multiple teams have reached out to the Buccaneers to inquire about a trade for WR DeSean Jackson. However, Laine says that the Buccaneers aren’t biting on a deal for Jackson because they’re in “win now mode.”

On Sunday, a report surfaced that Jackson had requested a trade.

Although, Bucs GM Jason Licht later implied that they won’t be granting Jackson’s trade request.

“I’ll say this. DeSean Jackson and I have a great relationship,” Licht said, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. “He’s one of my favorite people on the team, and Dirk [Koetter] has a great relationship with him and he’s obviously a terrific player for us.

“We’re 3-3, we’re headed into big game today, we’ve got a big stretch of games coming up for us, and we don’t like to talk about these stories. But I can say that my job and our job here is to field the best roster that we can to win games, and DeSean is a huge, huge part of that, not just today, but for the rest of the season. Other than that, I don’t have anything else to add.”

Jackson, 31, is a former second-round pick of the Eagles back in 2008. He spent six years with the Eagles before signing a three-year, $24 million contract with the Redskins back in 2014.

After three years with the Redskins, Jackson once again departed in free agency and agreed to a three-year, $35 million contract that includes $20 million guaranteed with the Buccaneers. He stands to make base salaries of $11 million and $10 million over the next two years of the agreement.

In 2018, Jackson has appeared in seven games for the Buccaneers and caught 26 passes for 594 yards receiving and four touchdowns. He has also rushed for 19 yards and a touchdown.