Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has extended an invitation to Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, after Jackson shared a series of anti-Semitic messages on Instagram over the weekend.
“I know he said some ugly things, but I do see an opportunity to have a conversation,” Edelman said in a video shared on social media Thursday morning. “I’m proud of my Jewish heritage and, for me, it’s not just about religion. It’s about community and culture as well.”
Edelman, whose father is Jewish, offered to meet up with Jackson in Washington D.C., so the pair could visit both the U.