Deion Sanders wasn’t an outlier, he’s a trendsetter. Following Michael Vick’s hire at Norfolk State last week, Desean Jackson is the latest former player to become a college head coach with little-to-no coaching experience. Jackson is the newest head coach at Delaware State, building off of his experience as a high school wide receivers coach for one season prior to now.
Breaking: DeSean Jackson and Delaware State are finalizing an agreement for him to take the head coaching job there, sources told @PeteThamel.
Sources said it has always been a dream of Jackson's to coach at an HBCU.