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Eagles' Malik Jackson Defends DeSean Jackson, Calls Louis Farrakhan 'Honorable'

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson defended teammate DeSean Jackson while praising Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan after Jackson posted anti-Semitic messages.

Warning: Anti-Semitic quotes follow.

On Monday, Jackson shared a screenshot of a quote attributed to Adolf Hitler. The statement read that "the Negroes are the real Children of Israel and to keep Americas secret the Jews will blackmail America."

Dave Loughran

What do I get the impression DeSean Jackson didn’t think this one all the way through https://t.co/eJUjANNXXy

In a pair of since-deleted Instagram posts, Jackson also referenced Farrakhan, calling him "powerful.