Nothing excited the Eagles fan base more this offseason than DeSean Jackson’s return to the organization that drafted him, five years after an unceremonious departure.

Now, it seems that Jackson’s comeback season will be short-lived.

Jackson plans to have surgery on Tuesday morning to fix an abdominal injury that had already cost him six games, and most of two others, this season, per NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark.

The Eagles confirmed the surgery in a statement.

The 32-year-old had suffered a slight tear in Week 2 against the Falcons, as reported by NJ Advance Media, but it seems it got worse on Sunday.

Per Clark, Jackson met with a specialist on Monday and was told that the injury became worse after the Bears game and his abdominal muscle is “completely torn off off he bone” after he tried to play on Sunday.

Now Jackson is expected to miss anywhere from four weeks to the remainder of the season, according to various reports.

Jackson opted not to have surgery after Week 2 — coach Doug Pederson said on Monday that was Jackson’s choice to eschew the procedure — but will have to now.

So, after one full game, 10 snaps in Week 2 and four snaps on Sunday, Jackson’s season might already be over.

The loss of Jackson has a few implications.

First, the Eagles are clearly not prepared for life without their fastest receiver. In his absence, all four of the Eagles wide receivers — Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor, Mack Hollins and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside — have struggled, with none of them providing a consistent down-the-field weapon. Eagles general manager Howie Roseman didn’t add any receivers at the trade deadline, which seems like a massive error in hindsight.

Second, the 32-year-old has a contract that has him pretty much locked into playing with the Eagles in 2020, coming off a season when he will have played the fewest games (three, as of now) of his career, and coming off surgery for an injury that isn’t guaranteed to fully heal.

If the Eagles released Jackson this offseason, they would incur $12.5 million dead cap hit and lose $3.6 million. If he’s traded, they’d incur a $7.7 million penalty and save $1.19 million, though it’s unlikely another team would want to trade for an injury prone, 33-year-old receiver.

Now, the Eagles will have to scour free agency to find a receiver who can help. Some obvious options include Jordan Matthews and Mike Wallace, though neither are particularly inspired choices.

J.J. Nelson is a fast receiver, but he only has 11 catches combined over the last two seasons.

The Eagles are stuck with this receiving group, and that could prove to be problematic for the second half of the season.

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