#Eagles’ Marquise Goodwin on defensive for his DeSean Jackson anti-Semitism response

Another Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver is on the defensive following DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic posts on Instagram.

Teammate Marquise Goodwin said he has been harassed online by “the Jewish community” after commenting that he wished people were as interested in discussing Jackson’s posts as the Black Lives Matter movement, which has amplified a nationwide conversation regarding racial injustice.

“I understand the Jewish community is mad at me for making a comment on (Jackson’s) page yesterday,” Goodwin, 29, wrote Wednesday on Instagram. “I honestly don’t see how I was being insensitive or disrespectful, or even supportive of his previous message. I never once said I agreed or disagreed with anything! I never mentioned Adolf Hitler or anything regarding the Jewish community.

“My comment under DJacc post read, ‘I wish people commented this much on a BLM topic’… In NO WAY do I condone anything Hitler related, AS I STRONGLY BELIEVE HE WAS IN THE WRONG. We all SHOULD come together in times like these instead of dividing. NOW, THAT BEING SAID FEEL FREE TO COMMENT RESPECTFULLY BELOW. ALSO REMEMBER, at the end of the day I’m a man first, I don’t tolerate people threatening me by any means, so these disrespectful comments and threats need to stop.”

Goodwin, who was acquired by Philadelphia in a trade with the 49ers in April, hasn’t demonstrated as much frustration with Jackson, who over the weekend shared anti-Semitic quotes falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler and praised Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader notorious for making anti-Semitic remarks.

“YOU KNOW IT’S ALL LOVE ON THIS SIDE,” Goodwin wrote of Jackson. “The people who follow you and know you, KNOW that you aren’t an Anti-Semitic.”

Jackson has since apologized and deleted the anti-Semitic posts, saying that he was “trying to uplift African Americans and slavery” but didn’t “really realize what this passage was saying.”

The Eagles and NFL condemned Jackson in two statements, but it is unclear whether the 33-year-old three-time Pro Bowler will be disciplined for his actions.