DeSean Jackson still bothered by Philadelphia release:

Tuesday night, BET debuted a new reality show based on Washington Redskins wide out DeSean Jackson, and it was clear during the episode that Jackson is still unhappy about some of the things surrounding his release from the Philadelphia Eagles.

“When I was released by the Eagles, I feel they tried to paint a picture that definitely wasn’t true. It was a slap in the face, coming off one of my best seasons in the NFL,” Jackson said on his new show.

Speaking with his friends, Jackson continued to explain how he felt the Eagles intentionally leaked negative stories about his inner city ties, and whether he was involved in a gang.

“The Eagles tried to blow me up,” Jackson complained. “That’s cold how they did it.”

We’ll never truly know who leaked what about Jackson after his release from Philadelphia, but frankly it doesn’t matter. It’s completely inconsequential who said what, and Jackson would be better served focusing on Washington.

Jackson has already proved many of his critics wrong. Many believed Jackson was too small to have the kind of career he’s had when the Eagles drafted him out of California, but focusing on his former team and reality shows aren’t going to help him reach his full potential.

Jackson is an ultra-talented receiver who will be remembered as much for his showboating as he will for any play he’s made, and when it’s all said and done, we’ll probably look back at Jackson’s career and wonder how much better he could have been if he was more focused on and off of the football field.

If there’s one thing his new BET show has already taught us about DeSean Jackson, it’s that he still has a lot of growing up to do. It’s certainly possible that the Eagles are guilty of dragging Jackson’s name through the mud, but at this point, who the hell cares anymore?

Steelers apply to host Super Bowl LVII:

The Pittsburgh Steelers are among the most storied franchises in the NFL, and after successful Super Bowls in cold weather cities like East Rutherford, New Jersey and Detroit, Art Rooney believes Pittsburgh and the Steelers are ready to host a Super Bowl.

While Super Bowl XL was played inside a dome in cold weather Detroit, the success of the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold weather city played in New Jersey gives hope to other outdoor venues in cold weather cities, and Steelers owner Art Rooney II believes Pittsburgh should be on the list.

Rooney and the Steelers presented their application to host Super Bowl LVII in 2023, and Wednesday the team met with city officials to update them on the team’s bid.

“We met this morning with local community leaders to provide an update on formally submitting our application to the NFL to bid for Super Bowl LVII in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania,” said Rooney in a statement. “The application is an early step in the bidding process, and we will continue to meet with representatives of the Mayor’s Office, County Executive’s Office, Visit Pittsburgh, Allegheny Conference as well as other community leaders to review the requirements with the hopes of submitting our bid to host Super Bowl LVII in 2023.”

NFL owners vote on the 2023 Super Bowl city during their annual meetings in 2019.

Raiders and Chargers owners meet with L.A. officials regarding Carson stadium:

While the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers publicly state their desire to remain in Oakland and San Diego respectively, the team’s owners Dean Spanos and Mark Davis met with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Tuesday to talk about a proposed Carson stadium that would host both teams.

The Los Angeles Times got confirmation of the meeting from Garcetti spokesman Jeff Millman who told the paper, Garcetti would, “welcome a team anywhere in the Los Angeles area.”

While it seems all parties involved would be excited to move forward on the Carson plan, Garcetti understands there is a long way to go before anything is official.

“While Mayor Garcetti frequently meets with companies looking to do business in Los Angeles, we are mindful that the Chargers, Raiders and Rams are still actively discussing stadium deals in their current cities and the NFL has not yet approved a team moving,” Millman explained.

The Chargers and Raiders proposal is slated to be finished in 2019, but the NFL would like to have temporary stadium proposals ready when the league has a special meeting on Los Angeles next month in Chicago.

The coming months should be very interesting as three teams try to angle to move to Los Angeles which the league is determined to have host two teams.

While the Raiders, Chargers and St. Louis Rams all hope to have a shiny new home in the City of Angels, fans in Oakland, San Diego and St. Louis will be on the edge of their seats hoping to hold onto their home team. Sadly, two of these fan bases will lose out, and now it’s just a matter of finding out which two.