The Daily Philadelphian

Let’s just get right to it — DeSean Jackson will get a contract extension and won’t leave Philadelphia for the forseeable future.

Comcast SportsNet’s Derrick Gunn, who is as wired into the Eagles scene as any media member, reports that Jackson’s new agent Drew Rosenhaus is starting the process of asking the Eagles for an extension for his client.

The last time this happened, it ended with a superstar wideout lifting weights in his driveway and an altercation with the Eagles Badassador Hugh Douglas.

Drew Rosenhaus has learned from that and the result will not divide the team. His clients generally don’t hold out. Chad Ochocinco and Anquan Boldin haven’t and they’ve been after new deals for two years.

More importantly, this is a totally different situation. Jackson has said he is his own person and makes his own decisions. He asked Rosenhaus about the T.O. situation before signing with him. The bottom line is he wants Drew to get him the best deal possible, something the agent is great at doing. Jackson will decide what and when to sign.

Also the Eagles know and feel Jackson is underpaid and will work out an extension in time. The only restructure contracts in special situations. They did it with Brian Westbrook and Andy Reid and Joe Banner know Jackson is as special as BWest was.

Having said that, don’t expect a new deal until the NFL and the NFLPA agree to a new labor deal. As of now, 2010 is an uncapped year and there is no deal after next year.

Few if any deals will be restructured in the NFL until everyone knows thecrules going forward. Teams won’t want to overpay until they know if there us a cap and how much they’ll be able to spend. Agents and players will want to wait and see if the salary cap remains or dissappears.

Jackson will get his new deal in time once everyone knows the terms of the new CBA. It’s not a question of “if.” It’s a question of “when.”