There's no telling what DeSean Jackson will do once he gets a football in his hands. Perhaps that's why a camera crew followed his every move Wednesday while the Bucs' new $30 million receiver stood on a step of the hot tub that empties into a spacious, azure pool at his new, sprawling five-bedroom home in North Tampa.
DeSean Jr., his 21-month-old son, bobbed around in his Ninja Turtle Floaties, unable to field the Nerf football pass from his famous father. Jackson Sr. smiled and carefully walked around the edges of the pool but never went more than ankle-deep in the water.
Boxes sat unopened in the living room. Jackson still has a lot to unpack with his third team and new home. But before long, he knows he has to make a big splash on offense for the Bucs and speed-starved quarterback Jameis Winston.
"We're not the favorites, but sometimes people can make more out of all the attention you're getting," Jackson said of the Bucs, nodding to the boom microphones and cameras pointed at him by HBO's Hard Knocks crew.
"I think (coach) Dirk (Koetter) has done has done a good job of letting everybody know we still haven't done anything. We've got the cameras on us and all that stuff, but we haven't won anything yet."