Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posts anti-Semitic message on Instagram saying Jewish people will 'blackmail' and 'extort' America

• Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posted anti-Semitic messages on Instagram, including a quote he attributed to Adolf Hitler.
• Jackson later said his posts were taken the wrong way.
• On Tuesday, the Eagles released a statement calling Jackson's posts "offensive, harmful, and absolutely appalling" while Jackson posted a video apologizing for his posts.

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson posted an anti-Semitic message on Instagram saying Jewish people will "blackmail" and "extort" America.

On his Instagram story feed, he posted a quote he attributed to Adolf Hitler, saying: "the Jews will blackmail America. [They] will extort America, their plan for world domination won't work if the Negroes know who they were."

According to ESPN, Jackson in recent days had also posted about Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has been labeled anti-Semitic by the Anti-Defamation League.

Jackson later posted on Instagram that his posts were misunderstood.

"Anyone who feels I have hate towards the Jewish community took my post the wrong way," Jackson wrote. "I have no hatred in my heart towards no one!! Equality. Equality."

Below is a screenshot of his Instagram story posts:

On Tuesday, the Eagles released a statement calling Jackson's posts "offensive, harmful, and absolutely appalling."

"We have spoken with DeSean Jackson about his social media posts," the statement read. "Regardless of his intentions, the messages he shared were offensive, harmful, and absolutely appalling. They have no place in our society, and are not condoned or supported in any way by our organization."

The statement said the team expressed to Jackson the importance of apologizing and using his platform to spread messages of unity.

Jackson also posted an Instagram video on Tuesday, apologizing for his posts, saying it was not intended to "put any race or any religion down."

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