He doesn't have the Super Bowl rings. He doesn't have Old Spice commercials. Heck, he doesn't even have an extended contract right now.
But what DeSean Jackson does have is the single most electrifying on-field personality in football.
Jackson has an unparalleled charisma. He is the most dynamic playmaker in the game today, and someone watching football for the first time, knowing nothing about the rules or the finer elements of the sport, would be able to see Jackson on one play and know that he's a special player.
His celebrations are outlandish, ridiculous and border on disrespectful to the game, yet it is almost impossible to watch him play and not like him.
His swagger overflows the second he steps on the field. He knows that the entire moment is his, and he is there to dazzle us. More often than not, he does.
Jackson is this generation's equal to Deion Sanders and Randy Moss. He knows how unique his skill set is, and he thoroughly enjoys getting to put it on display for all of us.
There's not enough space here to go through all of his "moments." There's the early celebration of a would-be touchdown against Dallas in 2008, his over-the-top fall into the end zone against Dallas last year and his drawn-out celebration after his punt return for a touchdown against the Giants last year, but that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It's what he does, and who he is. He's in the right place. The spotlight burns in Philly, and Jackson loves to be the star.
