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Report: DeSean Jackson expects to sign with Buccaneers

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Free-agent wideout DeSean Jackson expects to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when free agency opens Thursday, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.

Jameis Winston will get the help he wanted, with Jackson adding a field-stretching element that has been sorely missing from the Buccaneers' offense.

"I've met him before, and we want DeSean. You better believe we want DeSean here," Winston said last month.

"Me growing up an Eagles fan, seeing what he did for the Eagles and back in his Cal days and even with the Redskins, I would love to have DeSean."

By pairing Jackson with imposing receiver Mike Evans, the Buccaneers should have one of the NFL's most dangerous pass-catching units.

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