By Ryan G. Murphy, RTDNA Digital Media Editor

Following the Philadelphia Eagles' 59-28 win over the Washington Redskins on Monday night, Eagles' star receiver DeSean Jackson made a comment that could be perceived a number of ways, ranging from unintentional to insensitive to disgusting. In many ways, the perception will be influenced by how much attention the comment gets and how it is presented contextually.

Jackson was referencing a pregame spat with some Redskins when he said: "The pregame altercation got us going. It had us ready. We came back into the locker room pumped," Jackson said. "We were like pit bulls, ready to get out of the cage."

Jackson's use of "pit bulls" is less than stellar here. Anyone who follows the NFL, or national news for that matter, is familiar with Michael Vick's recent jail time following a highly publicized dog fighting conviction. As football fans know, Vick, now Jackson's teammate, is playing what is arguably the best football of his career and doing the best thing that an ostracized public sports figure can do: win. Unfortunately for Vick, Jackson's comment shines a potentially harsh light on Vick's recent play and reminds those watching of the speedy quarterback's past.

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I'd be surprised if Jackson's comment generates anything more than a brief apology and few forehead slaps from the Eagles public relations team, but it provides an excellent opportunity for media organizations, especially in Philadelphia, to step back and say: "How should we handle something like this?"

Full disclosure here. I am a New York Giants fan. The Giants and Eagles are fierce rivals and playing next Sunday night for first place in their division. Wearing that hat, I'd like nothing more than to see this turn into a major problem for the Philadelphia Eagles with fines, suspensions and, ultimately, a team in disarray ready to be knocked down a peg.

With that said, Jackson's comment should be taken at surface level and, as the Associated Press put, "what would appear to be an unintentionally insensitive remark."

For media organizations the question becomes: Is this news?

Since Jackson is Vick's teammate and the dog fighting issue loomed so large for months, this is something that needs to be addressed in any story written about the game. It doesn't need to be a headline. It doesn't necessarily need to be a column or even a sidebar story, but something needs to be said. I think the Associated Press handled it perfectly - a quote with a qualifying statement giving Jackson what seems to be the benefit of the doubt about three-fourths the way into the article.

I did a quick scan of some Philadelphia-area news websites this morning and didn't see any mention of the comment, aside from on the sites using the AP piece. Ignoring the comment sends the wrong message, one that tells an audience "we are not fully transparent." If for no other reason than to address the potential ignorance of some NFL players, news outlets should at least reference Jackson's comment. Is this major news, no? But it's still news, especially in Philadelphia.

Consider how your news coverage would change in these other scenarios:

What if Michael Vick had made the pit bull comment himself? What if he said it in jest?

What if a Washington Redskins player had made the comment?

What if that player was Donovan McNabb, the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback essentially run out of town in a quarterback battle involving Vick?

In all three, I think your coverage plan changes dramatically, especially if either Vick or McNabb makes the comment.

Tell us what you think. Is Jackson's comment news? And how would your coverage change if someone else had made the comment?