Former Eagle DeSean Jackson gets into coaching at Woodrow Wilson ... not Camden's Eastside

DeSean Jackson is getting into coaching.

However, the former Philadelphia Eagle star wide receiver isn’t coming to Camden.

A recent post on X by @_MLFootball said Jackson was “hired to be Woodrow Wilson’s high school’s WR Coach and punt return specialist.”

That created a buzz in the local football community, with some thinking Jackson was going to teach some of his pass-catching abilities in South Jersey. Those who believed that truly dropped the ball.

The post had over 244K views and more than 6K likes.

Unfortunately, this Woodrow Wilson High School is located in Long Beach, Ca., the same town where Jackson grew up before playing his college ball at University of California, Berkeley.

Eastside, the local high school on Federal Street in Camden, formally changed its name from Woodrow Wilson in 2022. It was named after the 28^th President of the United States when it opened in 1930.

Woodrow Wilson (Ca.) athletic director Warren Smitheran confirmed by email on Monday that Jackson was hired as an assistant coach under head coach Travis Clark.

According to MaxPreps, the Bruins went 4-6 last season.

Jackson played 15 seasons in the National Football League, eight in two different stints with the Eagles. He was a three-time All-Pro with the Birds, catching 35 of his career 58 touchdown catches with the team.

Tom McGurk is a regional sports reporter for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 30 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him at (856) 486-2420 or email tmcgurk@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @McGurkSports. Help support local journalism with a digital subscription.

This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: DeSean Jackson lands coaching job in Long Beach, Ca.